Nurse Practitioner | Inpatient Services

About the role

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a motivated and compassionate full-time Nurse Practitioner to provide high-quality, client-focused health care services that meet the assessed and individually planned needs of all clients in the New Orleans Inpatient Services program. The Nurse Practitioner will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, maintaining standards of nursing care and competency, ethical treatment of patients, and understanding of addiction and medications used to treat substance use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct H&Ps and intake assessments for inpatient clients.
• Support medical matters including documentation and reporting of abuse and neglect.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA Privacy Rules.
• Participate in monthly one-on-one meetings and monthly in-services.
• Assist in maintaining the client census and timely movement of clients through the treatment program.
• Complete incident reports per agency policy and ensure prompt submission to Program Manager and Director.
• Safely administer medications as ordered using the five rights and utilizing a MAR.
• Manage patient pharmacy orders by processing PAs, ensuring their arrival, and logging them onto patient’s MAR.
• Manage the MAR daily, weekly, and monthly as needed.
• Ensure the security of narcotics, keys, and all other medications.
• Participate in medication and medical supply inventory control.
• Educate clients on prescribed medication tapers.
• Ensure communication of medication procedures to discharged clients and scan discharged clients' acknowledgment receipts of medications.
• Encourage clients’ participation by empowering them.
• Be flexible when caring for clients in need.
• Maintain professionalism with staff members and clients.
• Complete triage on patients at the time of admission and transcribe it to relevant paperwork for MDT.
• Follow treatment care plans set forth by the medical staff.
• Coordinate/facilitate patient care, collaborate, and maintain communication with the patient care team (providers, counselors, etc.) to provide effective, timely, and appropriate patient management.
• Provide ongoing assessment of acute medical/nursing needs of all residents and refer residents to appropriate treatment centers.
• Coordinate shift changes with night staff and review Medical Staff Daily Inquiries.
• Check-in with the Front Desk regarding any clients who went to the ER after hours and obtain medical feedback sheets, labs, and notes for the visit.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory bodies including CARF, LDH, and ASAM.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing Science.
• Active, unencumbered LA NP license with prescriptive authority.
• Current good standing with regulating National Certifying Board.
• At least 1 year of clinical experience.
• At least 1 year of Electronic Health Records experience.
• CPR certification.
• Proficient in MS Office 365.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to exercise patience, approachability, and consistency in a high-stress environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Suboxone certification.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for long periods up to 40% of the time.
• Must be able to bend, lift, and twist 10% of the time.
• May be asked to lift 20 pounds.

Work Environment

• Work is normally performed inside climate-controlled premises.
• Risk of exposure to sick patients consistent with any clinic setting offering primary care services.
• Required to travel to other facilities up to 20% of the time.
• Must be willing to work various hours to meet operational demands.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Insurance (health, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability).
• Leave benefits.
• 401k match.