Nurse Practitioner

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner

Location: Barnabas Health Medical Group

Department Name: Behavioral Health at Edison

Req #: 0000263446

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $125,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for performing duties independently following established and standardized procedures and methods referring questionable situations to physician.

The NP provides primary health care through assessment, diagnosis, clinical judgment and management to restore, maintain and improve the health status of patients.

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is a key member of the IOP Treatment Team , participating in the patients treatment planning meetings making recommendations to the team regarding admission, maintenance and discharge from the IOP.

The NP provides psychiatric health care through evaluation and assessment, diagnosis, clinical judgement and medication management, counseling and education to restore, maintain and improve the psychiatric health status of patients.

Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

• Master's degree in Nursing required
• APN License
• Registered Professional Nurse with current NJ state license; CDS and DEA
• CPR certification
• NP Certification
• Three to five years of work experience as a professional nurse

Essential Functions

• Administers IM & SQ injections
• Documents patient progress notes, issues diagnostic orders and prescribed medications
• Assists with various counseling and education functions
• Billing for patient services based on CMS and NJ State Board Regulations
• Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and judgment to provide appropriate care for patients
• Develops plan of care for patients in coordination with multidisciplinary team and completes appropriate reports to physicians and family
• Documents and maintains patient records of services provided according to facility and nursing standards
• Establishes a collaborative relationship with other medical providers
• Examines patients to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, ascertains nature and extent of illness and prescribes treatments as indicated
• Interviews, instructs and advises patients regarding health and illness prevention
• Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions
• Issues prescriptions to patients based on Federal & State Regulations
• Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures
• Reviews all lab data and documents
• Participates in the development of protocols
• Performs and obtains a completed medical history and physical data on patients with appropriate documentation and findings
• Performs independent evaluations and treatment procedures in emergency situations
• Responsible for coordinating nursing and training programs on compliant for policies such as HIPPA, OSHA, Code of Conduct
• Works in collaboration with a physician to diagnose conditions as necessary
• Responsible for maintaining the quality and adequacy of nursing practice
• Reviews and audits charts routinely
• IOP/Outpatient NP performs all job specific requirements within the construct of the Outpatient Behavioral Health setting
• Universal Behavioral Competency Standards
• Customer Service/Patient Satisfaction - Provides a compassionate and supportive environment with prompt and consistent service
• Confidentiality - Adheres to patient rights: provides for the confidential treatment of all communications and records
• Professionalism - Demonstrates professionalism with families, visitors, physicians, co-workers and supervisors
• Communication - Listens and communicates effectively
• Teamwork - Supports teamwork by cooperative problem solving through participation in meetings, projects, etc
• Quality/ Performance Improvement - Utilizes principles of continuous quality improvement in all work situations to assess, measure and improve organizational and department functions
• Autonomy - Organizes work sets priorities with a minimum of supervision and seeks guidance as appropriate
• Accountability - Makes decisions that timely and consistent with department, objectives, policies and procedures
• Ownership - Demonstrates sound judgment; accepts and benefits from constructive criticism
• Professional Development Job Awareness - Participates in ongoing education as required