Primary Care - Advance Practice Nurse Practitioner - Part Time
Riveon Mental Health and Recovery · Lorain, OH · 1 mo ago
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About the role
The Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides comprehensive, patient-centered primary care services to individuals across the lifespan within an integrated behavioral health and primary care setting. The NP is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring acute and chronic medical conditions while promoting disease prevention, health maintenance, wellness, and improved overall health outcomes. This may include providing services to individuals with opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders, combining medication management with counseling and behavioral therapies to support recovery.
Essential job functions
- Conduct comprehensive medical health histories, physical examinations, and medical assessments including social and substance use history assessments, screen for withdrawal symptoms
- Offer counseling, motivational interviewing, and behavioral health interventions alongside medication management
- Diagnose and treat acute illness, chronic medical conditions, and common primary care concerns
- Manage chronic health conditions and monitor treatment effectiveness, medication adherence, laboratory results, and potential adverse effects
- Promote prevention and wellness through preventative care, health screenings, immunizations, and routine health maintenance
- Integrate physician and behavioral health collaboration with the treatment team to address client's whole-person health needs
- Provide medication management within scope of practice
- Coordinate care and referrals, incorporating the individualized medical treatment plan into the existing Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Educate and engage clients regarding diagnosis, treatment options, medications, preventative care and self-management
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation
- Promote client safety and quality by participating in quality improvement activities and utilize evidence-based practices
- Collaborate as an interdisciplinary team member
- Demonstrate professional accountability by maintaining required licensure and adhere to organizational policies
- Conduct peer review activities as required
- Attend clinical and agency meetings as required
- Meet regularly with collaborating Physician to effectively communicate about cases
- Achieve required productivity expectation
- React to change and stress productively
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance and punctuality
- Get along with others and work as a team
- Exhibit the knowledge, skills, abilities, and minimum requirements listed in this Position Description
- Other duties as assigned
Schedule
Part time, days, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, may change based on needs of team.
Required knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Working knowledge of Riveon Policy and Procedures, including sensitivity and adherence to clients' rights, confidentiality, and health and safety issues
- Exhibit sensitivity to different cultures
- Up to date on all certifications, continuing education, and registration with the Ohio Board of Nursing which allows prescription authority under supervision in the State of Ohio
Working conditions
- Work is mainly provided in an office setting, although travel may be required dependent upon services contracted through other agencies such as medical, rehabilitation, or correctional settings
- Must be able to successfully interact and navigate in all types of facilities and weather conditions
- May periodically be required to lift and/or carry up to 20 pounds
- Must be able to physically interact with clients and others in emergency situations to prevent harm
- Must be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- Due to extensive computer work, must be able to sit for extended periods of time and operate required equipment
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Nursing and certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse with prescriptive authority
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner is required
- CPR certified
- Exceptional oral and written communications skills
- Basic computer skills required, including familiarity with Windows and Microsoft Office
- Must be able to conduct business in a professional manner
- Must exhibit cultural sensitivity
- Bilingual abilities (especially Spanish and English) are not required, but a great advantage for this position
- Favorable references and/or evaluations
Benefits
- Inclusive culture with a team atmosphere
- Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
- Company-wide all-staff events
- Wellness programs and activities
- Up to 41 days off per year (32 days of paid time off plus 9 paid holidays)
- Paid bereavement leave
- Paid jury duty time
- Parental leave
- Company-supported continuing education and certification
- PPO and HDHP health plan options
- Flexible dental and vision plan options
- Company funded Health Savings Account
- Company-sponsored FSA and DSA tax savings accounts
- 100% company paid EAP emotional well-being support
- 100% company paid life insurance and AD&D
- Added value benefits including: critical illness plans, accident plans, identity theft plans, and pet insurance for employee and family
- Short-term disability plan
- Whole and term voluntary life plans for employee and family
- Voluntary AD&D plans for employee and family
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with company match
- Access to personal financial advisor
- Generous team member referral bonus program
- License and certification reimbursement
- License testing fee reimbursement
- Annual tuition reimbursement
- Travel expense reimbursement
- On-site pharmacy
- Casual dress code
- Shift differentials and on-call stipends
- Stipend for bilingual Spanish-speaking employees