[Hiring] Nurse Practitioner @Gibson Center for Behavioral Change

Role Description

The Nurse Practitioner position is a full-time, grant-funded position with flexible hours arranged and scheduled by the Chief Operating Officer. Primary responsibilities include:

• Evaluation and monitoring of consumers in Social Setting Detoxification and Modified Medical Detoxification.
• Verification of medication.
• Screening and referral of consumers presenting with general medical complaints.
• Providing oversight and guidance to other nursing staff as needed.

All nursing practices must be within the guidelines of Gibson Center for Behavioral Changes’ service provisions.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Facilitate new consumer consultation and health history review.
• Perform physical examinations and screenings of consumers receiving services in compliance with the Department of Mental Health and all state regulatory guidelines.
• Perform labs, review, and interpret test results.
• Prescribe medications following the facility’s guidelines, formulary, and relevant state regulations.
• Provide medication management as appropriate on a scheduled basis.
• Coordinate/arrange referrals for consumers needing medical care that requires further evaluation from a specialist outside of the nurse practitioner’s scope of practice (e.g., Cardiologist, Endocrinologist).
• Provide oversight for the Social Setting and Modified Medical Detox and review all protocol orders needed for consumers experiencing withdrawal.
• Adhere to the Department of Mental Health contract and Agency Policies and Procedures regarding compliance relating to medications.
• Educate consumers on their specific medication needs as it relates to the disease process for which they require medication.
• Educate consumers on medication side effects, contraindications that may exist, and how to properly manage medication needs following discharge.
• Educate staff, informally and through in-services, on medication procedures; general medication issues; potential side effects and proper verification of medications.
• Provide knowledge-based guidance with other facility programs in which a nurse may need assistance beyond the RN and LPN’s scope of practice (e.g., SOR, Disease Management, MAT, and individuals with Co-Occurring needs).
• Ensure the consumer’s health status and medication needs are addressed and assessed on a scheduled basis that meets the facilities, DMH, and state regulatory guidelines.
• Record accurate observations concerning status and progress of consumers who have been identified as requiring follow-up for medical issues beyond the customary medical screening.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings/staffing that focus on a holistic, individualized plan of care for the consumer participating in substance use treatment.
• Assist with the coordination of care for each consumer by consulting with other healthcare professionals, behavioral health care professionals, and clinical staff.
• Confer and provide consultation with health care professionals, behavioral health care professionals, and other community agencies to coordinate the highest level of care possible for each consumer.
• Assist staff with medical/clinical functions as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervised By

• Chief Operating Officer

Positions Supervised

• None

Qualifications

• Must have a Master’s Degree in nursing with one year of experience and licensed in the State of Missouri.
• Must have two years of experience in the field of substance use and mental health treatment with knowledge of chemical withdrawals as well as co-occurring disorders.