Family & Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (RIDGEFIELD)

We are seeking a compassionate Psychiatric & Family Nurse Practitioner to join our team.

About Us

Advanced Recovery Systems is a trusted, physician-led behavioral healthcare company dedicated to providing evidence-based, expert care for addiction and mental health conditions. We work with healthcare providers, organizations, and individuals to connect those in need to life-saving addiction treatment and mental health support that repairs lives, families, and surrounding communities.

About Our Facilities

Lewis Gold, Advanced Recovery Systems now has facilities across the U.S. Every facility in our network strives to provide the highest quality of care, using evidence-based therapeutic models that really work. Specialized programming designed to meet the unique needs of veterans and first responders is also offered in select facilities.

The Role

The Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides medical services/mental health services to patients admitted to ARS facilities and throughout treatment within the continuum of care. The Family and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner supports and follows the policies, rules, and regulations of the facility as well as the standards of State and Federal regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides excellent medical care with the ARS philosophy outlined by the Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director. This includes the ability to establish rapport, systematically gather data, determine the readiness of an individual for treatment and change, and apply accepted criteria for diagnosis of substance use disorders.
• Screens for co-occurring Primary Mental Health issues.
• Screens for danger to self or others with an evidenced-based assessment tool—the Columbia Suicide Screening Rating Scale (CSSRS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9).
• Analyzes and interprets data to determine treatment recommendations and priorities.
• Screens for nutrition deficiencies and makes interventions or refers for a nutrition consultation as appropriate.
• Develops strategies that reflect an individualized approach based on the individual's current presentation, medical judgment, and the risks and benefits associated with strategies, including potential risk of dependency, addiction, and abuse.

Technical Requirements

• Demonstrates proficiency using the electronic health record with all required documentation, ensuring compliance with all company policies and procedures, state regulation, Joint Commission standards.
• These records will be completed and authenticated in a timely manner per policy. This includes but is not limited to the following electronic record documents:
• Medical Progress Notes
• Medical Discharge Summaries
• HIV results positive or negative must be reviewed and documented in the medical record. STD positive results must be communicated to nursing so they can report to the State Health dept as applicable and reviewed with patient to consider treatment options.
• Understands ASAM criteria and Medical Needs Criteria provided and will document decision making and treatment planning accordingly.

Additional Requirements

• Must be within one hour of facility when on-call.
• Other required tasks with the Medical Director:
• Assists in formulating and supporting the highest standards of patient care.
• Reviews all level of care changes and provides peer reviews when required.
• Provides support to Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and students as required.

Benefits

• CME: $2,500 per year reimbursement.
• Paid Time Off: Up to 3 weeks of paid time off per year sick 7 paid holidays.
• Retirement: 401K match.
• Health, Vision, Dental, Life, and Teladoc access.

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited Nursing Master's Program with a Family Nurse Practitioner or higher and a Psychiatric Nurse practice degree.
• Experience in Addiction Medicine/Primary Behavioral Health preferred.
• Familiarity with JCAHO and other indicated healthcare standards is preferred.
• Familiarity with ASAM/ASAM Criteria and other indicated healthcare standards is preferred.

Salary : $2,500