Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Role:

• Routine Health Management
• Combination of Behavioral Health with Some Primary Care
• Fulltime, M-F 7:30 am-3:30 pm
• Call: Some Saturday Phone Coverage Required 8:00 am - 12:30 PM
• Medication Assisted Treatment
• Manage and Educate Patients Withdrawal Symptoms

Key Duties:

• Promotes high level of integrated medical services to substance use disorder patients, arranging prompt assessments, visits in compliance with all timelines enumerated in regulations.
• Follows agency specific protocol prior to prescribing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), including federally regulated methadone management.
• Completes brief medical assessments and makes recommendations based on observed acute and/or protracted withdrawal symptomology.
• Completes emergency assessments (if patient has medical needs that require the skill of a nurse practitioner) on patients, as needed.
• Attends to all patient physical examinations and general medication ordering needs within allotted timeframes.
• Records observations, treatments, and other pertinent information in the unified Electronic Medical Record
• Communicates with Medical Director, the attending physician, as directed regarding findings from the visits and any measures to alleviate symptoms and treat illnesses.
• Provides on-call support to onsite nursing and clinical staff.
• Collaborates/ communicates with clinical (counseling) team the needs of patient for clinical and psycho-social interventions.