Nurse Practitioner

Tempositions is looking for a NP or PA to work on a Full Time Long Time assignment. The assignment will be Mon-Fri. 6:15a-1:45p.  

Qualifications:

• New York State Certified Physician’s Assistant
• Broad clinical experience
• 1 year experience treating patients with substance use disorders preferred
• Active DEA registration
• Buprenorphine training prior to start date or within two weeks of hire
• Must be able to establish rapport with patients who have substance use disorders and other mental health conditions
• Must have clarity in oral and written communication when interacting with multidisciplinary treatment team and completing plans and case conference input
• Must be able to maintain the normal standard of ethics, conduct and organization policies in job related activities.
• Must be able to establish priorities and a course of action for handling multiple tasks.

Primary Function:

Provides primary care, medical and psychiatric services to MMTP participants under the direction of the Medical Director.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides primary care, medical and psychiatric services to MMTP participants under the direction of the Medical Director.
• Physical Assessment 
• Provisional diagnosis
• Consultation with program medical and treatment staff and external providers
• Order and review laboratory tests
• Respond to medical emergencies 
• Health counseling
• Perform physical exams, diagnose substance use disorders, and provide input to guide physician in providing treatment
• Embrace and include harm reduction in treatment of patients as part of the spectrum of care for substance use disorders. 
• Basic health maintenance such as obtaining lab specimens, and administering medications
• Ability to clarify medical status and motivate patients in support of harm reduction, and health maintenance, data collection and enhanced treatment outcomes
• Identify problems and potential improvements in treatment process and enlist interest and support of other staff
• Maintain accordance with all regulations
• All other duties as required by the supervisor