Family Nurse Practitioner

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.

Position Overview

The Family Practice Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing medical assessment and treatment for all patients in accordance with the provider’s training, licensing, and state regulation, at clinical sites where the clinician is assigned.

The provider is expected to function as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, treating patients with eating disorders and related or comorbid medical conditions. The provider will serve patients in a gender-inclusive environment of all ages and across all levels of care.

The Family Practice Nurse Practitioner is encouraged to participate in quality and performance improvement activities.

Schedule: Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm along with on-call duties

Compensation Disclosure

• Family Nurse Practitioner Starting Salaried Range: $101,860.00-$162,800.00
• Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

How Family Nurse Practitioner's Empower Recovery

Provide direct medical services through the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients, including appropriate exams, work-up and prescription medications, and other interventions as indicated.

Evaluate, diagnose, and treat medical complications of eating disorders and intercurrent conditions for patients at all levels of care. The frequency of visits should be dictated by clinical need, and facilitate appropriate medical care for the clinical severity and in accordance with direction from site medical leadership

• Develop the medical treatment plans of all assigned patients and update them with each visit
• Liaise by telephone with each patient’s ambulatory provider, at a minimum, at admission, discharge, and as needed during treatment in the context of significant concerns.

Liaise with Families of Patients as Indicated

Evaluate all patients on caseload within two weeks of discharge, to assess stability for the next level of care, and to complete a summary of all follow-up recommendations and a comprehensive discharge summary.

Work with the Utilization Review team to provide medical information to support the facilitation of peer-to-peer insurance reviews, determination of appropriate levels of care, arbitration of clinical appeals, etc.

• Participate in staff conferences and education, and serve on clinical committees, as assigned
• Complete all documentation in a timely manner

Participate in Call Schedule

• Provide education about medical complications and comorbidities of eating disorders to family and patients as needed.
• Participate in program development with site medical leadership as interested and assigned.
• Maintain license and supervision requirements in association with an on-site collaborating physician.
• Follow all procedures and protocols for patient care and documentation
• Perform other duties as assigned or identified

Qualifications

Duly certified and licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, by appropriate national certifying body and state licensing agency

Appropriate State Licensure to practice independently in the field, with prescriptive authority

Professional Qualifications

Two (2) or more years of practice, with a preference for experience in hospitals, complex medical conditions, and working with psychiatric patients

Other Qualifications

Employees at Residential or Inpatient sites are required to have a current Basic Life Support certification within 30 days of hire.

Employees at Residential or Inpatient sites in North Carolina or Georgia are required to have a current CPI certification within 30 days of hire.

Employees at Residential site in Washington are required to have a Washington State Department of Health Food Handler permit within 30 days of hire.

What We Offer

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.

For Full-time Employees, We Offer

• HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
• Vision insurance (EyeMed)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) plan available two months after start date
• Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.