Addictions Specialist - NP or MD Part time Flexible Hours
Company: CFG Health Network
Location: camden
Posted on: May 3, 2021
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Job Description:
Overview Working with the Medical Team, delivers medical care for
specific patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD), including
formulating a diagnosis and a treatment plan and providing
continued follow up patient care. Serves as subject matter expert
for the facility's Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. Responsibilities Responsibilities * Provide direct primary and acute addiction care services to
adult patients * Perform initial and on-going assessment of
patients' medical, physical and psychosocial status * Obtain and
evaluate health and medical history; perform a physical exam,
conduct preventive screening procedures based on age and history *
Identify medical and health risks * Complete accurate and timely
documentation of observations, interventions, plan of care,
referrals and follow-up * Formulate appropriate differential
diagnosis based on history, physical examination and diagnostic
testing * Identify needs of the individual, family or community and
works in collaboration with medical and SUD team to develop
individualized treatment plans. * Make appropriate referrals to
other health professionals and community agencies * Reassess and
modify the plan as necessary to achieve medical and health goals *
Develop a patient education plan relevant to the condition and
patient/ family needs * Participate in performance improvement
activities as assigned * Mentors and coaches other health team
members. * Orders and interprets diagnostic tests. * Writes orders
for medical medications and treatments, under guidelines of
licensure. * Maintains and follows patient care protocols. * Works
with members of the healthcare team in educating the patients of
their medical care. * Continually updates clinical knowledge and
skills through consultation, formal and informal education and
review of literature for the benefit of themselves as well as for
the healthcare team. * All other duties as assigned. Qualifications Qualifications * A current CPR/BLS card with demonstrated and cognitive skills
is required. * Must possess a Master's Degree in Nursing, MD or DO.
* Must have current and valid Nurse Practitioner or Advanced
Practice Nurse license with at least one year experience of
providing direct patient care. * Must have prescriptive authority,
including DEAX * A minimum of one year experience treating patients
with substance abuse disorders. * Computer Literacy * Previous
experience in a correctional setting preferred. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee
frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel
objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and climb
or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop,
kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently 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 the ability to adjust focus. EOE M/V/F/D
Keywords: CFG Health Network, Camden , Addictions Specialist - NP or MD Part time Flexible Hours, Other , camden, New Jersey
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