What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Nurse Addiction Medicine Position position at Geisinger?
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Nurse Practitioner Addiction Medicine Advanced Practitioner to join our team at Geisinger. As a key member of our Addiction Psychiatry Division, you will work in a primary care underserved community-based setting, providing integrated mental health and SUD/OUD services to patients.
About the Job Description
The Addiction Medicine Advanced Practitioner Training Program aims to foster robust clinical training and expertise development among clinicians who will see patients at access points of care and provide mental health and addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
Your responsibilities will include participating in Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in community-based settings, connecting patients with social supports to retain them in care, collaborating with caregivers inside and outside the immediate care team, and demonstrating effective communication with patients and care teams.
- You will assess patient medical, physical, and psychosocial status, perform history and physicals, develop assessment and treatment plans, participate in clinical patient care, and record progress notes.
- You will also order tests, examinations, medications, and therapies, arrange for discharge and aftercare, and write admission notes, progress notes, procedure notes, and discharge summaries.
Required Skills and Qualifications
A Master's Degree in Nurse Practitioner is required, and certification as a Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) and Certified Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners is essential.
