Job Description
Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) is recruiting a Certified Nurse Practitioner. The position will be responsible for providing medical assessment and treatment to individuals with co-occurring medical and mental health conditions who are receiving services at the agency’s chemical dependency treatment program, The EBEL Recovery Center. Work is performed within established policies and procedures under the direction of the Medical Director and is reviewed through conferences and reports.
Reports to: Director of Medical Services
Work Hours: Occasional daytime hours 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Essential Functions:
- Conduct medical examinations, identifying potential risks and possible options for support/intervention, in collaboration with crisis care staff.
- Provide treatment for patients with mental health and substance addiction problems, including medication administration in conjunction with nursing staff.
- Refer to in-house and community resources to meet patient needs, including telehealth services.
- Prepare and maintain necessary records and reports.
- Maintain therapeutic posture with patients experiencing emotional instability, exercising self-control in volatile situations such as verbal/physical threats and/or confrontation. Assist in conflict resolution and de-escalation.
- Maintain patient confidentiality. Immediately report safety concerns related to patient care issues, maintenance concerns, property destruction, theft, or any other safety concern preventing or directly or indirectly impacting the effective provision of treatment services.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the leadership team.
Required Licensure / Certification and Experience / Abilities:
- Valid driver’s license.
- Certified Nurse Practitioner in the State of South Dakota required.
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) preferred.
- Knowledge of MAT/MOUD treatment preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of mental health diagnoses and substance use disorders, including symptoms, treatment, causes, and prevention.
- Sensitivity to special needs of the patients; ability to recognize and work with cultural and ethnic differences.
- Ability to diagnose various mental and related illnesses and to develop and carry out treatment plans.
- Ability to make routine professional and administrative decisions.
- Ability to utilize in-house and community resources in the treatment and prevention of mental illness.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, other employees, and the public.
- Ability to community effectively, orally and in writing.
- Ability to plan and organize time effectively.
- Ability to interpret and follow written state guidelines.
- Ability to follow directives of supervisors.