Nurse Practitioner

Description

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

Job Details

Description

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

Nurse Practitioner will provide medical oversight, medical education for staff, and psychiatric services including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders for adults and youth in residential settings, medication evaluations and individual and group medication management. Identify potential physical health concerns impacting the individual s ability to engage in treatment. Consult and collaborate with PCPs and other healthcare providers in the overall health management of consumers.

Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required

• RN degree (or equivalent), master s degree in nursing, FNP-BC, PNP-BC, or ENP-BC certification, Prescriptive Authority licensure by the Colorado Board of Nursing, and DEA certificate required.
• Experience working with acute and chronic medical conditions, and substance use disorders in adolescents and adults with co-occurring psychiatric disorders
• 3-5 years  experience working in primary care, emergency medicine, and/or addictions medicine
• Knowledgeable and current regarding general medicine, urgent care medicine, and evidence-based MAT

Essential Duties

• Provides diagnostic/medication evaluations, and individual and group medication management. Provide consumers with all necessary medication education and psychoeducation.
• Consults to nurses in triaging phone calls, addressing medication problems, and requests for refills. Responds promptly to nurse questions or requests.
• Orders and monitors appropriate laboratory tests at clinically indicated frequency.
• Monitors and reviews consumers’ charts for medication/medical issues with appropriate follow-up.
• Provides crisis support for clinical emergencies at clinical sites.
• Attends mandatory training and complies with individualized training plans if required.
• Reports high risk/problem cases and solicits consultation and help as needed. Attends supervision at times and intervals agreed upon with supervisor and incorporates supervision into clinical practice and job performance.
• Satisfactorily completes 90% of peer review charts needing corrections within 14 calendar days (only those areas for which psychiatrists are responsible).
• Submits 90% of all SRFs/Initial Evaluation/Progress-to-Date forms within 3 working days (or within the team-specific time frame).
• Completes 95% of all paperwork by the due date.
• Ensures that fee collections meet the team s goal as determined by Chief Medical Officer and Chief Clinical and Operations Officer.
• Provides medication-group treatment as determined by Chief Medical Officer.
• Meets caseload requirements and required number of consumer service hours as determined by Chief Medical Officer and Chief Clinical and Operations Officer.
• Engages consumers and their families in the treatment process and goal setting. Identifies/provides appropriate intervention for risk factors including lethality. Works constructively with consumer to reach agreed upon outcome, and coordinates care with internal and external providers. Maintains appropriate professional boundaries and standards and provides appropriate follow-up for consumers.
• Exhibits professionalism, enthusiasm, courtesy, adaptability, flexibility, and spirit of cooperation in the work environment.
• Maintains effective interpersonal relations with consumers, peers, subordinates, management, visitors, and the public.
• Effectively responds to…