Job Information
Phoenix House Nurse Practitioner Medical in Ronkonkoma, New York
Nurse Practitioner Medical
Job Details
Job Location
Ronkonkoma Residential - Ronkonkoma, NY
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Graduate Degree
Salary Range
$112,600.00 - $140,000.00 Salary
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Morning
Job Category
Nurse
Description
SUMMARY
Nurse Practitioner-Medical reports to the Medical Director and/or Director of Medical Services. All assigned duties must be within the scope of practice of the supervising physician and appropriate as per the education, training, and experience of the nurse practitioner, medical.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Evaluate patients who have history of mental health disorder or exhibiting symptoms of mental health disorder
Provide psychiatric assessment and medication management of co-occurring psychiatric conditions that can be managed within the residential setting
Conclude a medical assessment within 7 days of admission and a full physical and history, when necessary, within 21/45 days of admission
Conduct a medical assessment of physical and mental health conditions and medical treatment to stabilize and then enable the patient to manage chronic health and mental health conditions including treatment of physical health conditions that are routine
Meet the medical assessment and treatment needs of each patient
Provides safety assessment for withdrawal symptoms or other potentially life-threatening behavior or conditions within 24 hours of admissions
Notifies on call physician of immediate crisis
Conclude a medical assessment within 7 days of admission and a full physical and history, when necessary, within 21/45 days of admission
Documenting in the Medical Record past medical history, physical findings, diagnoses, treatment plan, written orders, and prescriptions if indicated
Ensure that all necessary follow up, either with outside clinics, physician, or NP is both ordered and obtained.
Responsible to evaluate for follow up or sick call, any patient who has been triaged by a facility nurse
Will provide care and supervise the transfer of patients to the emergency room as warranted
COMPETENCIES (KSAs)
Ethical Practices
Judgment
Relationship Management
Time Management
Empathy
Professional Boundaries
Global and Cultural Awareness
Critical Evaluation
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Communication
Teamwork
Crisis Management
Technical Capacity
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION
- Graduated from an accredited nurse practitioner program.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Current unrestricted NYS nurse practitioner license
Current certification in CPR, Infection Control and Child Abuse
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
Qualified by training, education, and experience in providing medical care and assessment, in collaboration with a physician, to chemically addicted patients and patients withdrawing from alcohol and or drugs
Three Years related experience
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- This job operates in an indoor medical clinical environment.This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. Appropriate gloves required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
Frequently required to sit, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf to learn more.