Nurse Practitioner

The Nurse Practitioner is a key associate at Hope Network whose primary responsibilities include: Provides professional services in collaboration with licensed physician within scope of practice/certification, including, but not limited to: completes comprehensive history and physical examination, formulates diagnosis, develops/implements treatment plan.; prescribes medications, orders and evaluates diagnostic tests; teaches and counsels individuals, families and groups. This position promotes recovery-based, person-centered, and culturally competent practices.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

This is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of job functions. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee is required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties as assigned.

1. Makes treatment decisions within authority delegated by collaborating physician, including ordering lab tests and prescribing medications.

2. Orders referrals, consultations, therapeutic services, and confers with other specialists on course of care and treatment.

3. Analyzes issues such as social, economic and family dynamics as well as the disease or injury that might cause the patient to seek medical care.

4. Evaluates patients’ educational needs and provides appropriate educational information and/or materials.

5. Obtains appropriate consent as necessary.

6. Ensures completeness of person served record upon admission to the program.

7. Reviews and regularly familiarizes self with person served treatment plans.

8. Signs and countersigns standing and verbal medical orders as required by federal and state law.

1. Documents verbal and standing orders within 72 hours of them being given

9. Ensures that justification is recorded in the person served Chart when treatment is initiated and when the frequency of treatment is changed.

10. Reviews and follows up on lab and testing results, general correspondence, etc., both on location and at a distance through use of electronic medical record (EMR).

11. Evaluates treatment according to defined quality measures.

12. Documents all services using EMR.

13. Completes periodic quality reviews as assigned.

14. Provides direction for nursing care to program nurses when appropriate.

15. Takes ownership of schedule and takes initiative to seek out opportunities to effectively maximize work schedule to the benefit of patient care and organizational need.

16. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential requirement of this position.

17. Other duties as assigned.

Educational / Talent Requirements

1. Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) -OR- Doctoral degree in Nursing Practice (DNP) is required.

2. Current Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license -AND- board certification as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is required.

3. High degree of accuracy and attention to detail; ability to make quality, independent decisions.

4. Strong interpersonal skills.

5. Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment with a strong customer-service orientation.

6. Credentialing ability on all professional levels.

7. Exercises independent judgment to plan, organize and carry out diagnostic and treatment activities.

Work Experience Requirements

1. Prior work experience in a similar role of 1 -3 years is required.

2. Two years previous experience as an NP or five years practice in Nursing in healthcare setting is preferred.