Part-Time Nurse Practitioner - Addiction Medicine

About the role

Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery Center, a residential treatment facility for drug addiction and alcoholism in Ball Ground, Georgia, is adding a part-time Nurse Practitioner to its team. The position pays $63 per hour and focuses on the care of patients in the addiction medicine setting.

Key responsibilities

• Provide medical evaluations and treatment of patients at the facility under the supervision of the Medical Director, working with the medical and clinical staff under state licensure guidelines.
• Diagnose and treat acute, episodic or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team.
• Take part in formulating each patient's Master Treatment Plan and assess physical and psychiatric health.
• Chart clinical observations, evaluations and treatments in the required time according to facility guidelines, and communicate with physicians and other staff as needed.
• Encourage family involvement in patient care and respond to patient and family educational needs.
• Follow legal requirements, hospital policies, medical staff bylaws and regulatory requirements, and provide on-call service on a schedule set by the medical staff.
• May focus on health promotion and disease prevention, and may order, perform or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays, and prescribe medication.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Nursing and completion of a Nurse Practitioner program.
• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner; licensed to practice in the state where the facility operates.
• DEA license.
• Clinical experience with the facility's patient population, including knowledge of limit setting, therapeutic boundaries, crisis management and therapeutic treatment.
• At least 1 year of experience as a practicing Nurse Practitioner preferred.