Nurse Practitioner

Company: ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP
Location: Levittown
Posted on: January 23, 2023

Job Description:

Job Details

Level
Experienced

Job Location
Steps to Recovery - Levittown, PA

Position Type
Part Time

Education Level
Not Specified

Job Category
Health Care

Job Summary

Position Summary

• Ensure the health and safety of all clients
• Assess and prescribe appropriate medication regimens
• Assess medical and psychiatric issues / concerns and address or make appropriate referral
• Approve potential admissions based on medical and psychiatric requirements
• Consult with treatment team on primary diagnosis and co-occurring issues
  Relationships and Contacts
  
  Within the organization: Establish and maintain productive working relationships with peers and accounting team members throughout Steps to Recovery and affiliated facilities.
  
  Outside the organization: Establish and maintain productive working relationships with third party vendors, as necessary.
  
  Position Responsibilities
  
  • Working 30 plus hours a week
  • Maintaining a safe and secure environment
  • Help Clients by providing information, services, and assistance
  • Routine checkups and psychiatric evaluations of clients
  • Conducting follow up and evaluation of client physical and psychiatric conditions.
  • Prescribe medications as necessary
  • Document clinical, medical, and psychiatric treatments and recommendations
  • Pre-screen clients by reviewing psych and medical records for admission
  • Order Lab work and UAs as needed
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    Job Qualifications
    
    Minimum Requirements
    
    Education and Experience
    
    • A minimum of 2 years experience in a Psychiatric setting, preferably in a substance abuse setting.
    • Certified in the state of Pennsylvania as a CRNP
    • Minimum of Bachelor of Science in Nursing required, Masters degree preferred.
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
    • Willingness to work with a clinical team to make recommendations and implement strategies that will benefit clients
    • Willingness to take calls during afterhours days and times.
    • Other tasks and duties appropriate to the position and/or as assigned
    • PHI Access: Medical
      Physical Requirements
      
      • While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers/general public, clients and/or vendors
      • Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies may be very quiet to moderate
      • Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building as well as sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time
      • While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch
        Skill Competencies
        
        • Organization
        • Effective Communication
        • Teamwork
        • Consistency
        • Adaptability
        • Forward Thinking
        • Time Management
        • Continual Learning & Improvement
          Steps to Recovery provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment Steps to Recovery reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains At-Will.

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