Family Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time)

UHS•Newport News, VA

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Newport News Behavioral Health Center is a 108-bed intensive and highly structured residential treatment facility for the psychiatric and behavioral health needs of adolescent males and females ages 11-18 years. The center has an on-site certified school, therapists, and vocational programming. This position is responsible for performing history and physical examinations on patients/residents, review of lab work as needed, review of immunization records, and addressing medical issues upon referral of the attending physician with appropriate medication management.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
Must be licensed in the state of Virginia.
Must have prescriptive authority.
Must have a DEA license.
Must be able to communicate effectively with other health care professionals, both verbally and in writing.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a Certified Nurse Practitioner, any specialty, is preferred.
Prefer one (1) year experience working and/or treating adolescents.

Responsibilities

Performs history and physical examinations on patients/residents admitted to the facility within 24-hour notification by the facility.
Documents results of histories and physicals in the medical record of each patient/resident at the time of the assessment.
Provides/prescribes a recommendation for a plan of treatment and follow up with the Staff Psychiatrist based upon assessment of the patient’s medical condition.
Available for medical consultations regarding patients at the request of Staff Psychiatrists on an as-needed basis.
Reviews immunization records and prescribes needed vaccinations.
Corrects deficiencies in a timely manner, within one week of notification.
Makes referrals to specialists as needed.
Reviews labs as requested by psychiatrist and prescribes/makes recommendations for treatment.
Performs Medical clinic evaluations of medical issues of residents, patients in coordination with nursing supervisor in addition to H & P exams of new patients.