Nurse Practitioner - Addiction Medicine

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: This is a highly responsible medical support position providing unit support services for Chemical Dependency clients. The Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner will work closely with the clients, the Medical Director and clinical team. Accurate documentation, attention to detail, knowledge of ASAM protocols, and the ability to perform crisis intervention is a must for this rewarding position. This position requires an unencumbered ARNP license and the ability to prescribe medications. This is a part time postion.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have proven medical knowledge of Addiction Medicine, the ability to diagnose medical and psychiatric issues correlative to addiction/substance abuse and the ability to interact with patients to extract accurate information.
• Knowledge of standards for security, ethics, confidentiality, rules of conduct and professionalism regarding medical records, medications, interpreting medical records from other facilities.
• Demonstrates skills and abilities in essential job functions, including but not limited to client screening, nursing intake procedures, client orientation, crisis intervention, medication ordering, and appropriate documentation of medications taking by patients.
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to provide medical documentation within clinical records in a timely way.
• Able to acquire general working knowledge of clinical record management systems.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Be able to obtain or hold current CPR and First Aid

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Responsible to assess clients medical needs and provide accurate information into EMR system and to the Treatment Team.
• Demonstrate the competencies required for this position, including practice of program policies and procedures for implementing these duties specifically related to addiction symptoms and ASAM protocols
• Demonstrate standards for security, ethics’, confidentiality, rules of conduct and professionalism for HIPAA compliance
• Ability to understand and respond to direction from clinical team and Medical Director
• Provide clear and accurate documentation of events occurring while on duty and accuracy of reporting to the Medical Director
• The ability to document pertinent medical information correlative to a client’s treatment placement and conforming to Utilization Review Standards
• Must have proven skills with EMR (electronic medical record keeping)
• Promote a positive response to change, with clients as well as other staff members
• Engage in a lifestyle consistent with the principles promoted generally in recovery by Crestview Recovery Center.
• Inform Supervisor of Co-Worker Disputes and Boundary issues with Clients

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must hold an unencumbered, valid and current Nurse Practitioner license in the state of Oregon
• Must be current on all professional development training hours
• Preferably 2 years experience in an addictions treatment facility
• Fund of knowledge of differential diagnostic techniques for addiction treatment and psychiatric symptoms
• Must have proven skill with EMR systems, Microsoft Office programs, email etc.
• Must be fluent in verbal and written English and able to place medical orders to other physicians, psychiatrists, therapists clearly.
• Proven experience responding to medical crisis such as client in seizure, client experiencing a fall or suicide attempt.