ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIAN - COMMUNITY OUTREACH-POPULATION HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive patient care, including assessment, treatment planning and implementation, counseling and education of patients and their families.
• Collect and record data in a comprehensive, accurate, and systemic manner.
• Analyze patient data and formulate an individualized plan of care based on patient assessment and needs.
• Provides primary care directly on a mobile health clinic, emphasizing accessibility, health promotion, illness prevention and continuity of care to patients presenting with both minor and complex health issues.
• Completes physical examinations, performs/orders appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Manages common acute and chronic illnesses, including minor trauma, episodic problems, and common chronic disorders.
• Administers vaccines according to accepted guidelines and prescribes medications as appropriate.
• Prescribes Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), including buprenorphine.
• Maintains knowledge of clinical protocols and best practice guidelines.
• Documents all patient encounters completely and in a timely manner.
• Adheres to clinical practice guidelines that are adopted by Beebe Healthcare.
• Keeps medical knowledge current through attendance at medical CME programs at least 20 hours per year.
• Maintains an acceptable level of compliance with clinical and regulatory standards including medical record documentation per Joint Commission standards.
• Demonstrates appropriate interactions toward patients & families in a manner that helps to put patients at ease.
• Participates in the Performance Improvement activities of the Beebe Healthcare and Mobile Health Clinic through chart audits, development, and implementation of practice standards.
• Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide treatment, ongoing follow-up, and evaluation of the plan of care with the patient.
• Affords assistance to mobile health clinic staff willingly in difficult situations in the interest of providing quality service to the patients.
• Demonstrates constructive problem solving with colleagues and mobile clinic staff.
• Supports established policies and procedures of the Mobile Health Clinic.
• Completes required documentation for referrals and consultations.
• Returns patient telephone calls within an appropriate time frame based on patient needs and expectations.

Qualifications

• NP - Nurse Practitioner Graduate of a registered approved Nurse Practitioner (NP) Program
• Completion of required State/National Certification Programs
• Current licensure and registration in the State of Delaware, Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner, and DEA license.

Preferred

• PMHNP - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• At least 1 year of experience in the field of addiction medicine preferred but not required.