The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for overseeing the medical operations of the facility. Ensures the optimal care of clients seeking longer-term behavioral health services provided by Aster Springs for Eating Disorder Treatment.

This is a contract role working approximately 8 hours per week.

Relationships and Contacts

Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clients, President/CEO, National Director of Admissions, Nursing, facility leadership, peers and vendors.

Outside the organization: May initiate and maintain working relationships with clinical providers, referral partners and vendors as needed and directed.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides compassionate and professional guidance to clients, and referring professionals seeking longer-term behavioral health services.
• Serves as contact for guidance regarding client care, ensuring physician orders are followed.
• Oversee weekly treatment team meetings to coordinate care, communicate client needs and progress, and ensure consistent and quality care.
• Medication evaluation and management for clients
• Oversees EMR and Narcotics log
• Ensures programming is defined, coordinated, staffed and delivered in a manner that provides high quality care for Aster Springs for Eating Disorder Treatment clients.
• Provide oversight of utilization review process with personal involvement in difficult cases.
• Maintains client caseload and acts as primary practitioner for assigned clients.
• Represents Aster Springs at local, regional and national eating disorder-oriented events.
• Works closely with Nursing and direct care support staff.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications related to Aster Springs for Eating Disorder Treatment Mission and population.

Additional Responsibilities

• Functions within the guidelines of the facility’s Code of Ethics and in accordance with corporate compliance.
• Assists in promoting and ensuring that the mission, goals and objectives of Aster Springs are understood and actively supported by the employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

ISJP123

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  Board Eligible or Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner. All necessary requirements must be met to practice in Virginia.
• Experience with mental health PHP/IOP and/or psychiatric hospital experience desired.
• Superior communication skills working with patients, family members, community stakeholders and staff.
• Minimum of two (2) years of management experience in a behavioral health setting such as a hospital, outpatient clinic, or related service provider required
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience treating the adult emotionally disturbed population which preferable would include young adults and adults in the mental health. Experience with co-occurring disorders and/or substance use disorders a plus. Eating Disorder treatment experience preferred.
• Performs duties independently, responsibly and with a high level of integrity
• Must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner

Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Demonstrates a high level of follow through
• Demonstrates desire to work with clients with eating disorders.
• Must follow all privacy and confidentiality requirements and regulations.
• Must possess clear understanding of safety and security standards of Aster Springs and the employee’s role within those standards.
• Demonstrates strong problem solving and analytical skills and the ability to use sound judgement
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, while building and maintaining professional relationships.
• Must work within the guidelines of facilities Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrates a strong belief in and commitment to the goals and mission of Aster Springs

Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare, LLC reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.” The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.