Nurse Practitioner - Acute Physician Services Atu - Full-Time Flex Night (25440)

Completes assessment for new patients admitted to the service, including history and physical, medication reconciliation, problem list and plan of care.

Performs assessment and plans for ongoing treatment for patients in the service.

Experience and/or interest in working with patients with addiction.  Experience with opioid agonist therapies (buprenorphine and methadone).  

Provides medication monitoring and counseling as necessary to assigned patients. 

Orders lab and diagnostic tests for patients in the service as appropriate to formulate diagnosis, develop treatment plan. 

Reviews results of lab and diagnostic tests and makes adjustment to the treatment plan accordingly. 

Plans a response for follow up for patients with abnormal tests results and intervenes with patient according to medical center policy and procedure. 

Provides patient education and feedback to promote health and wellness.

Promotes throughput for the service by achieving and maintaining medical center expectations for productivity. 

Participates in department performance improvement initiatives, collects and aggregates data as needed, works with leadership to develop a plan of correction 

Adheres to all medical center policies and procedures and bylaws of the medical staff. 

Communicates pertinent information to the supervisor of the service, collaborating physician, treatment team and other community providers as necessary and in adherence to all standards of privacy and confidentiality. 

Fosters and promotes teamwork with other staff members of the service as well as providers from other agencies involved with the patient’s care. 

Documents in the patient’s record all pertinent patient interactions and care. 

Performs comprehensive physical examinations. 

Participates in interdisciplinary quality improvement efforts to improve clinical practice. 

Provides discharge instructions with prescriptions given and follow-up visits arranged, including prescriptions for buprenorphine and other controlled substances when indicated. 

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. Assesses gaps in policies and procedures and creates necessary policies and procedures to fulfill these gaps. 

Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations 

Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements. 

Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.