Primary Care - Advance Practice Nurse Practitioner - Part Time

Riveon Healthcare•Lorain, OH

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides comprehensive, patient-centered primary care services to individuals across the lifespan within an integrated behavioral health and primary care setting. The NP is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring acute and chronic medical conditions while promoting disease prevention, health maintenance, wellness, and improved overall health outcomes. This may include providing services to individuals with opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders, combining medication management with counseling and behavioral therapies to support recovery.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in Nursing and certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse with prescriptive authority.
Certification as a Nurse Practitioner is required.
CPR certified
The employee must possess exceptional oral and written communications skills.
Basic computer skills required, including familiarity with Windows and Microsoft Office.
The employee must be able to conduct business in a professional manner.
Must exhibit cultural sensitivity.
Favorable references and/or evaluations.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual abilities (especially, Spanish and English) are not required, but a great advantage for this position.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive medical health histories, physical examinations, and medical assessments including social and substance use history assessments, screen for withdrawal symptoms.
Offer counseling, motivational interviewing, and behavioral health interventions alongside medication management.
Diagnose and treat acute illness, chronic medical conditions, and common primary care concerns.
Manage chronic health conditions and monitor treatment effectiveness, medication adherence, laboratory results, and potential adverse effects.
Promote Prevention and wellness through preventative care, health screenings, immunizations, and routine health maintenance.
Integrate physician and behavioral health can collaborate with the treatment team to address client's whole-person health needs.
Provide medication management with a scope of practice.
Coordinate Care and Referrals
Incorporates the individualized medical treatment plan into the existing Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Educate and engage clients regarding diagnosis, treatment options, medications, preventative care and self-management
Maintains accurate Clinical documentation
Promote client safety and quality by participating in quality improvement activities and utilize evidence-based practices.
Collaborate as interdisciplinary team member
Demonstrates professional accountability by maintaining required licensure and adhere to organizational polices.
Conducts Peer Review activities as required.
Attends Clinical and Agency meetings as required.
Meets regularly with collaborating Physician to effectively communicate about cases.
Achieves required productivity expectation.
Reacts to change and stress productively.
Maintains regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.
Gets along with others and works as a team.
Exhibits the knowledge, skills, abilities, and minimum requirements listed in this Position Description.
Other duties as assigned.