Nurse Practitioner

Purpose:

The primary purpose of the Nurse Practitioner is to maintain patient care within the Center by providing MAT services within the parameters of policy, state, and federal regulations and procedures. The Nurse Practitioner is an essential part of creating a safe and well-balanced environment for ReVIDA’s patients. The position creates an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest, positive emphasis, and a calm attitude when visiting with staff, patients, and visitors.

The Nurse Practitioner will work effectively within a multidisciplinary treatment team, assist in complex problem solving with patients and work autonomously. They will demonstrate excellent observation, good judgment, and communication skills. Must have the ability to provide well‑written documentation promptly. They are skilled in conducting assessments, utilizing ASAM criteria for appropriate patient placement and continued to stay justification, treatment plan development and implementation, service coordination, and crisis intervention.

Knowledge of local community drug trends, the effects on the body and cognitive functioning of drugs of abuse, signs, and symptoms of opioid overdose, psychosocial implications of substance use disorders, the process of addiction and treatment, social service, economic, legal, and medical systems, HIV transmission‑health, behavioral, and emotional implications of addiction.

• Work is sedentary and ambulant with occasional physical exertion (lifting 30 or more pounds, walking, standing, etc.) ability to support patient weight in case of emergency or disability requiring assistance. Must be able to see, stoop, sit, stand, bend, reach, and be mobile (whether natural or with accommodation).
• Quality of hearing (whether natural or with accommodation) must be acceptable. Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing. Must be able to relate to and work with mentally and physically ill, disabled, emotionally upset, and hostile patients. Must be emotionally stable and exhibit the ability to display coping skills to deal with multiple situations.
• Risk of exposure to infections, blood borne pathogens, and other potentially infectious materials or contagious diseases. For this reason, "Universal Precautions" must always be followed. The employee should understand, support, and comply with the established workplace violence, ADA, EEOC, and Corporate Compliance program and commit to worker safety, health, and patient safety. Subject to work schedule and shift changes.

• Supervision and competency evaluations are provided through facility monitoring activities, direct observation, staff meetings, in‑services, management meetings, individual meetings, Employee Improvement Process, reporting, interactions, strategic planning, outcomes, and annual competency review.

• Practice current evidence‑based practice guidelines in medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment programs.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for teaching and instructing patients
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; evidence‑based practices, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
• Knowledge of medications, such as drug classifications, dosing, interactions, abbreviations, drug regimens, calculations, brand, and generic equivalencies, and formulary status
• Basic knowledge of computer systems such as word processing, email systems, and other production software applications and computer literate with experience with electronic health record documentation and e‑prescribing
• Motivational Interviewing and active listening
• Adept in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Effective time management and communication skills
• Ability to provide compassionate, empathetic, evidence‑based care to individuals suffering from substance use disorders
• Ability to understand addiction as a chronic, often deadly, disease process and understand…