Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Role:

• Routine Health Management
• Combination of Behavioral Health with Some Primary Care
• Fulltime, M-F 7:30 am-3:30 pm
• Call: Some Saturday Phone Coverage Required 8:00 am - 12:30 PM
• Medication Assisted Treatment
• Manage and Educate Patients Withdrawal Symptoms

Key Duties:

1. Promotes high level of integrated medical services to substance use disorder patients, arranging prompt assessments, visits in compliance with all timelines enumerated in regulations.
2. Follows agency specific protocol prior to prescribing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), including federally regulated methadone management.
3. Completes brief medical assessments and makes recommendations based on observed acute and/or protracted withdrawal symptomology.
4. Completes emergency assessments (if patient has medical needs that require the skill of a nurse practitioner) on patients, as needed....