Freedom Detox is looking for a PRN Nurse Practitioner for Weekends and Holidays

Summary
The Medical Provider provides direct care and ensures the systematic provision of clinical care and social services that meet agency’s client engagement expectations. Works effectively and collaboratively with Program Director, Clinical Director and clinical staff as well as health plans and community stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provides direct care to clients, including H & P's and Psychiatric Evaluations.
• Consults with primary healthcare providers to ensure physical healthcare needs of clients are met
• Coordinates with medical staff of other providers such as state and inpatient facilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities
None

Required Qualifications
Licensure, Education, & Experience
• Active medical license in appropriate state
• X waiver for Suboxone
• One year of experience in a substance use disorder treatment setting and must possess direct clinical training and work in the areas of substance use disorder treatment

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information
• Ability to handle a crisis situation and react appropriately
• A working knowledge of federal and state standards as well as regulating body standards.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb stairs, stand, walk, stoop, twist, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must seldom lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet & indoors. This position will be scheduled based on operational need & will be required to provide own transportation. Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease, and/or infection from clients in the work environment. Incumbent may be exposed to traumatic situations (i.e. psychiatric).

Pyramid CORE Values:
We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent and ethical when dealing with clients, staff and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.

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