Nurse Practitioner

Job Title: Nurse Practitioner

Department: Medical (MAT)

Reports To: Director of Medical Services

FLSA Status: Contract

Work Hours: Varied

Summary: The Nurse Practitioner provides high-quality medical services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Primary duties are related to providing appropriate medication and supportive management to opioid use disordered clients. Additional services provided will include but are not limited to: Basic medical care for all TFC clients and family members, medication management for minor behavioral health issues, and employee health services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy at all times
• Obtains and documents accurate patient(s) health history including medical, social, and psychological needs
• Follows established agency medication protocols for treatment opioid use disordered clients
• Diagnoses and manages preventive and acute, healthcare conditions as indicated specific to your area of practice
• Provides appropriate patient education
• Emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention
• Performs procedures as indicated specific to your area of practice
• Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests and procedures; communicates results to patient(s) in a timely manner
• Discusses assessments, prognosis, and treatment options with patient(s) to develop acceptable, affordable, and culturally sensitive treatment plans
• Consults with and refers to other healthcare clinicians when indicated
• Committee participation and meeting attendance
• Emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention
• Prescribes medications, treatment modalities, and durable medical equipment as indicated by health condition
• Participates in both professional and lay healthcare forums, conducts research, and applies findings to clinical practice as indicated
• Other duties as assigned

Marginal Duties: This position is an integral member of a multidisciplinary team providing primarily medication assisted treatment. This position requires a positive attitude and plays a leadership role within the department and agency as a whole.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications/ Competencies:

· Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Masters or Doctorate degree

· Licensed as a registered nurse and as an APRN by the South Carolina Board of Nursing

· Certified by a national credentialing board

· Certified by specialty/ DEA Buprenorphine Waiver required

· Must complete continuing education and professional development beyond formal education as outlined by certifying body

Physical Demands: This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Comments: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by the job holder. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.The Forrester Center for Behavioral Health reserves the right to revise, modify, or amend this job description at any time. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The Forrester Center maintains its status as an at-will employer, and employees can be terminated at any time for any reason not prohibited by law.

Pay: $120.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $120