Family Nurse Practitioner

Discovery Behavioral Health•Pocono Township, PA

1d•$60 - $70•Onsite

About The Position

Brookdale is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner to work under the direction and collaboration with the Medical Director and Physician. This role involves providing and assessing medical care for all patients admitted to Brookdale, and interfacing with other departments to coordinate patient care needs. The position requires working 1 to 2 weekends per month and every Tuesday. Brookdale is part of the Discovery Addiction Services family and is dedicated to promoting lasting health and healing through proven treatment and holistic approaches in a secluded mountain setting. The organization emphasizes a culture of delivering optimum care and building lifelong skills, with a focus on tailored, measurement-based treatment from a team of experts. They are committed to empowering employees through professional and personal development, offering opportunities for growth, diversity of thought, and rewarding passionate execution.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing, Health Care or other related field.
Possess and maintain an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner licensure in state of practice.
Proficient understanding of TMS treatment protocols.
Ability to engage patients in the therapy, or a willingness to learn.
Ability to use electronic medical records.
Experience providing care to patients with substance use disorders is required.
Must agree to and sign a pre-employment arbitration agreement.
Must be willing to work 1 to 2 weekends per month and every Tuesday.

Nice To Haves

Ability to build and establish trust and rapport with patients.
Creates a relationship with patients by providing comfort and emotional support.
Maintain confidentiality while communicating patient results, data or plans.
Ability to complete patient assessments accurately and thoroughly.
Ensuring accurate diagnosis of clients, consistent with current DSM and ICD codes.
Ability to generate knowledge from clinical education and practice to improve patient outcomes.
Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of care on patients’ health.
Evaluate patient response, then modify treatment plan as necessary.
Willingness to follow through with ethical responsibilities to patient, including occasional engagement off hours to support necessary medication coverage (refills, etc.).

Responsibilities

Providing approved detox protocols for a wide range of substance use disorders.
Evaluate scheduled patients consistent with prevailing practices standards. This includes collection of psychiatric history, relevant medical history, social and family history, mental status exam, diagnosis and devising a treatment recommendation.
Establish rapport with patient and relevant members of their social system to assist them in understanding and accepting treatment recommendations within a shared decision-making model.
To prescribe and implement treatment consistent with diagnosis and relevant standards, including the prescription of medications consistent with the ARNP’s scope of practice.
Complete records accurately and in a timely fashion. Generally, this means the same day of the service provided, but no later than one week after seen.
Code services consistent with ethical and legal billing standards while supporting billing adequate to support the position financially.
Strive to seek 80% productivity based upon CPT code time elements. Extra time is allotted to complete an initial evaluation per utilization policy for medical services.
Cooperate with other medical services around vacation coverage, both direct and medication refills as necessary.
Collaborate with internal and external clinicians, administrative staff and management staff to provide the best care to all clients/patients.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.