The NP/PA will provide quality medical care through the assessment and treatment process to all patients, as well as help provide primary care. Each day you'll be making a difference in the life of another, in a personal and profound way. Hours vary with flexible scheduling, some on call time needed.

Primary Focus: The role of the Provider is to execute medical care within the scope of an addiction treatment facility that drive long-term sobriety, and to provide medical guidance for department staff. In the Avenues model all medical decisions are made within the context of the behavioral health treatment plan in collaboration with the Clinical Director.

Medical Intervention

The primary focus of medical intervention is stabilization and addressing urgent medical needs that will enable a patient to prioritize recovery.

• Treats patients to address all urgent medical needs, substance use and psychiatric related concerns.
• Required to be on-call after hours for a predetermined number of days per month.
• Prioritizes high-acuity patient needs and those with complex co-occurring medical conditions to evaluate and treat urgent needs and provide direction for medical staff.
• In the extended care phase of treatment outpatient medical services should be recommended in collaboration with clinical team to support program schedule and referrals made post-discharge for non-urgent medical needs and continuing care
• Provide updated pharmacy orders for LPN to follow up
• Generate medication, UDS, and lab orders in (KIPU) EMR
• Respond to positive rapid UDS and review lab confirmation
• Review and address blood work results

Coordination of Care

• Communication and collaboration with extended treatment team is critical
• Escalate all clinical insight and recommendation for follow up by primary therapist.
• Medical is required to inform clinical and resident staff of issues that require monitoring or potential side effects
• Collaborate with Utilization Review Team for clarification and to conduct as need Peer Reviews to authorize services
• Attend morning treatment team meeting as needed
• Communicate concerns / medical directives to nursing and treatment team
• Provide support and verbal orders to on-site staff when on-call

Medical Documentation

• Accurately and comprehensively document medical care and rationale for intervention
• Document case consults and directives to staff on a case by case basis
• Complete H&P, IPE, Daily Detox and Weekly RTP patient appointments

Qualifications

• Must be licensed in Louisiana as an NP or PA
• Psych NP license is a plus
• Prior related psych and addiction experience preferred