Nurse Practitioner at New York

Job Description

This Nurse Practitioner position provides medical services for residential and ambulatory persons in substance abuse treatment.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts diagnostic services, order and review of laboratory tests, medical admission screening
• Prescribe, coordinate, delegate and evaluate care, including prescription of medicines listed in the approved institutional formulary.
• Participate in development and on-going activity with medical treatment plans and also QA activities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by appropriate authority.
• Thorough understanding of clinic workflows.
• Demonstrates ability to handle emergency situations in a prompt, professional manner.
• Provides personal patient care to provide comfort and well being to clients by acknowledging physiological and psychological needs.
• Demonstrates safe handling in the cleaning, use and disposal of equipment and supplies.
• Makes recommendations for resident/staff education and training and coordinates provision of staff education.
• Assess clients by collecting and documenting the clients current health status and medical history.
• Plan and implement treatment and referrals. Perform all appropriate follow-up, schedule off-site treatment, and monitor clients until the condition is resolved.
• Utilize knowledge and skills in the safe implementation of basic preventative therapeutic and rehabilitative care of assigned patient/family as evidence by documentation and observation of positive patient care outcomes.
• Perform delegated independent functions using established procedures, policies, guidelines, and standards.
• Obtains a complete medical psychiatric history including history pertaining to HIV risks. Make appropriate recommendations for testing and assessment if clients understanding and knowledge of HIV issues.
• Obtain required blood and urine samples. Prepare testing, and review results with MD, repeat as needed.
• Perform appropriate follow-up after taking history, including tuberculin skin test, schedule any off site out-patient appointments, and continue to monitor patients condition/sickness until resolved on subsequent clinic visits.
• Evaluate and perform on-going assessments and revise treatment plans as needed.
• Document nursing intervention, care provided, treatment needed, problems, limitations, and progress.
• Demonstrate ability to handle emergency situations in a prompt, professional manner.
• Provide personal patient care to provide comfort and well being to clients by acknowledging physiological and psychological needs.
• Counsel, train and teach health care related subjects to clients, family members and other staff members.
• Demonstrate safe handling in the cleaning, use and disposal of equipment and supplies.
• Maintain a clean, neat and safe environment for Clients. Ensure that supplies and equipment necessary for patient care are available and stored in a safe and organized manner.
• Additional duties as requested by supervisor

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, medical correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write medical assessments, and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to draw blood
• Always be courteous to clients, families, and other staff members
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Adaptable to change in the work environment

Job Requirements

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Licensed Nurse Practitioner in New York State
• Masters Degree in Nursing with Approved Nurse Practitioner Program
• Experience in Substance abuse treatment is desirable.
• Medicaid Enrollment number is mandatory and essential

Country: USA, State: New York, City: New York, Company: Daytop Village.