Part-time Nurse Practitioner - Recovery

Part-time Nurse Practitioner - Recovery

Northern Path Recovery Center is seeking a dedicated Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner to provide general medical care and treatment to clients under the direction of a physician. This role involves performing history, physical examinations, and preventive health measures on assigned clients, as well as providing consultation and liaison throughout the facility.

Job Description

• Gathers, develops, and evaluates age-appropriate history and physical (H&P) client data in collaboration with clients, families, and the healthcare team for physician's use in treating clients.
• Assesses and reassesses the physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs of clients and formulates measures to meet those needs.
• Provides screening and medication management to clients served.
• Establishes priorities in planning and organizing client care based on H&P assessment and participates in the formulation of the client Master Treatment Plan.
• Encourages family involvement in client care and responds to identified client and family educational needs.
• Assists in client teaching related to managing medical needs or medication education.
• Diagnoses and treats acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team.
• Assists the physician with the clinical operation of the program.
• Documents pertinent data including assessment, interventions, and evaluations, and charts clinical observations according to facility guidelines.
• Collaborates with physicians and other staff on establishing realistic outcome goals as needed.
• Implements appropriate healthcare interventions using guidelines of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) prescriptive practice.
• Reviews medical reports released under the name of the facility for assigned clients.
• Provides guidance to clinical staff working with assigned clients to assure quality of care.
• Prepares discharge summaries for physician review.
• Under physician collaborative practice agreement as a Family Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privileges, will call permissible medication to pharmacies.
• Provides on-call responsibilities on a scheduled basis directed by medical staff.
• Focuses on health promotion and disease prevention; may order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays; may prescribe medication.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited school of nursing required.
• One or more years' experience as an RN with the client population of the facility line of business required.
• Experience in prescribing basic psychotropic medications typically managed in a primary care setting.
• Clinical experience working with the client population of the facility; ability to demonstrate knowledge of limit setting, therapeutic boundaries, crisis management, therapeutic treatment, environment, and client care required.
• Current Nurse Practitioner license required, per state regulations/requirements; may also require a current DEA license.
• CPR and de-escalation certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Benefits

Northern Path Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.