Nurse Practitioner | Mountain Laurel Recovery Center | Westfield, Pennsylvania
Job Summary:

The Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing general medical care and treatment to clients, under the direction of physician. Performs history, physical examinations, and preventive health measures on assigned clients; provides consultation and liaison throughout the facility; performs daily rounds on clients as directed by supervising physician; prescribes medications; and provides clinical assessments and diagnosis. Works collaboratively with the medical/clinical staff under the guidelines of state licensure for Nurse Practitioners.
Job Duties:

• Gathers, develops, and evaluates age-appropriate history and physical (H&P) client data in collaboration with client, family and health care team for physician’s use in treating clients.
• Assesses, reassess physical, psychosocial and cultural needs of clients and formulates measures to meet client needs.
• Provides screening and medication management to clients served.
• Establishes priorities in planning and organizing client care based on H&P assessment. Participates in the formulation of client Master Treatment Plan
• Encourages family involvement in client care. Responds to identified client and family educational needs. Assists in client teaching as it relates to managing medical needs or medication education.
• Diagnoses and treats acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team.
• Assists the physician with the clinical operation of the program
• Documents pertinent data including assessment, interventions, and evaluations. Charts clinical observation (direct or through dictation), evaluations and treatment of client in required time according to facility guidelines.
• Collaborates with physicians and other staff on establishing realistic outcome goals as needed.
• Implements appropriate health care interventions as needed, using appropriate guidelines of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) prescriptive practice.
• Reviews medical reports released under the name of the Facility for assigned clients.
• Provides guidance to the clinical staff working with assigned clients to assure that quality of care is provided.
• Prepares discharge summaries for physician review.
• Under physician collaborative practice agreement as a Family Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privileges, will call permissible medication to pharmacies.
• Provides on-call responsibilities on scheduled basis directed by medical staff.
• Focuses on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays. May prescribe medication.

Why Mountain Laurel Recovery Center?Mountain Laurel Recovery Center offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Qualified candidates should apply by submitting a resume. Mountain Laurel Recovery Center is an EOE.Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.

Job Type: Part-time

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