Job Summary
Lifeline Addiction Specialists, PLLC is recruiting a Psychiatric Or FNP Nurse Practitioner to join our team in OBMAT in a hybrid position. The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for extending psychiatric services by providing psychiatric evaluation, medication treatment, and primary care to patients while providing exceptional customer service to make sure the highest quality work standards are achieved and maintained according to practice policies and procedures. The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for providing medical services to the patients of the OBMAT as well as co-occurring disorders and primary care services. The Nurse Practitioner will perform duties within the scope of their license or certification in the state of West Virginia.
Summary of Essential Job Functions The key responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner include:
Core Duties and Responsibilities
o Ensure the timely completion of admission physicals, annual physicals, medical histories, laboratory testing consistent with state and federal regulations, accreditation standards and sound nursing practice.
o Diagnose, prescribe, and monitor OUD clients utilizing the ASAM DSM V diagnosis criteria and appropriate level of care along with the appropriate referral for individualized care. Medications to be utilized for OBMAT are Suboxone, Sublocade, and Brixadi.
o Review all laboratory results as well as medical documentation from other healthcare providers and manage each client according to established best practice and accrediting and regulatory guidelines.
o Screen clients for common co-occurring disorders and evaluate co-existing medical conditions to identify potential medication impact/drug interactions, to include over-the-counter (OTC) medications.
o Order and titrate the appropriate dosage of buprenorphine consistent with the client?s medical and addiction history to establish a maintenance dose.
o Order dose increases, decreases, detoxification, or supervised withdrawal after assessment of the client and his/her current treatment history.
o Write medical orders based upon the individual needs of the client and sign off on all medical orders within 72 hours. Review medical therapy and document those activities in the client?s chart.
o Whenever necessary, collaborate and coordinate care with other providers, clinics or hospitals participating in the treatment of program clients.
o Provide input into overall treatment program philosophy, treatment services, and client care.
o Solicit feedback from clinical and administrative staff regarding client requests and changes in client behavior.
o As requested, conduct in-service training and community education (participate in and periodically lead community consultation and mental health education as it relates to substance abuse).
o Assist in developing affiliations and collaborative relationships with community based medical providers.
o Ensure that each client receives adequate services addressing communicable diseases, including risk evaluation, clinically appropriate testing, and appropriate counseling related to testing.
o Comply with accreditation standards in medical, health, and safety issues, and other areas as assigned.
o Responsible for the achievement of assigned treatment center specific annual goals and objectives. o Follow the company?s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
o Follow OBMAT patient admission criteria to ensure that each patient voluntarily chooses maintenance treatment and that all relevant facts concerning the use of the opioid drug are clearly and adequately explained to the patient.
o Managing OBMAT medications.
Regulatory
o Comply with all HIPAA, state, Best Practice Standards and local regulatory agency
requirements
o Comply with all accrediting agency requirements
o Comply with the organization?s policy and procedure regarding the Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) credentialing process
o Report to the Program Director any complaints, litigation, or any
potential litigation related to his or her role
o Report to the Program Sponsor or Program Director any investigations pending or
ongoing related to his/her licensure
General Competencies
o Client Care: Nurse Practitioners are expected to provide client care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness and treatment of disease.
o Medical/ Knowledge: Nurse Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to client care and the education of others.
o Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Nurse Practitioners are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with clients, staff, and other members of the treatment center team.
o Professionalism: Nurse Practitioners are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and responsible attitude toward their clients, their profession, and society.
o Managing Substance Use Disorders: Recognize the risk factors for, and signs of, opioid overdose and provide client naloxone prescriptions. Recognize substance use disorders as a chronic disease.
