Advance Nurse Practitioner

Job Details

Job Location:

Guardian Recovery Saddle Brook Counseling Center - Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

Position Type:
Part Time

Education Level: Graduate Degree/Master's

Salary Range: $ - $ Salary

Travel Percentage:
None

Job Shift: Any

The function of the APN is to assist the Medical Director in providing client medical services. The ANP assists in ensuring all clinical programs are appropriate to the clients’ specific issues, medical history, and diagnoses. The APN will provide medical services and care in coordination with the Medical Director and the interdisciplinary team, while making reasonable accommodations to ensure clients are as safe and comfortable as possible during their stay.

EDUCATION:

• Graduation from an Advanced Practice Master of Science in Nursing program or completion of a formal Advanced Practice education program
• Current (five-years) of no felonies or substance abuse convictions.

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of one year in partial hospitalization or outpatient setting. Detoxification experience preferred.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

• Obtain a CAQH and/or NPI within two weeks of start date OR obtain within two weeks of receipt date if licensure is received after start date.
• Current Licensed APN with a valid unencumbered license to practice medicine in the State of Practice in good standing. This physician shall be a member in good standing in the medical community.

KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING REQUIRED AT TIME OF HIRE:

• Knowledge of addictions and mental health complications
• Knowledge of the 12-Step Recovery Program.
• Knowledge and competency in problem solving, stress management, ethics and team building.
• Knowledge of alcohol and other drugs that includes:
• Alcohol and addictive drugs and their physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual impact on the individual.
• Alcohol and addictive drugs and their impact on the family.
• Ability to determine if a medical emergency exists and to take appropriate action, when necessary.
• Knowledge of emergency procedures used in case of alcohol and/or drug overdose.
• Knowledge of the stages of alcohol and other drug withdrawals and ability to take appropriate action at each stage.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and Municipal laws and/or regulations that regulate the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction, including:
• Confidentiality
• Patient Rights
• Professional Code of Ethics
• Discrimination
• Knowledge of airborne and blood borne pathogens (TB, HIV, AIDS, HB) and risk reduction methodologies and the use of universal precautions.
• Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes and assumption of responsibilities not delineated in the job description which are related to work as a member of an addiction treatment team.

AGE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS SERVED/ RESPONSIBILITY:

• Adults or Adolescents

SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY TO POSITION:

• Perform complete history, psychiatric and/or physical examination to each new client within timelines stipulated in the facility policy and procedure manual and in accordance with state licensing standards.
• Assist the physician in providing medical protocols.
• Supervise interns
• Make recommendations for follow-up services that reflect the findings or risk factors discovered during medical assessments.
• Ensure clients are referred to specialists when the providers of our treatment facility cannot meet their medical needs.
• Assist in monitoring and ensuring the provision of all prescribed drugs and medically necessary pharmaceutical services.
• Assist in ensuring that drug utilization reviews are appropriately conducted and documented as outlined in the policy and procedure manual and to specifically indicate the use/do not use abbreviations list and look alike/sound alike medications.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining policies and procedures to…