supervising nurse practitioner - New York, NY , USA, United States - Greenwich House

    Greenwich House
    Greenwich House New York, NY , USA, United States

    1 month ago

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    TITLE: Supervising Nurse Practitioner

    DEPARTMENT: MMTP

    REPORTS TO: Medical Director

    JOB LOCATION: 190 Mercer Street, 4th Floor, NY, NY 10012

    FLSA: Exempt

    AVAILABILITY: Monday - Friday, 6:15am-1:45pm

    NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

    DATE PREPARED/REVISED: 12/12/23

    DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL: Laura Langner

    About Greenwich House:

    Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York's increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.

    Position Summary

    Provide medical services, psychiatric services, and medications for opioid use disorder to MMTP patients under the direction of the Medical Director and provide supervision of the lead nurse and nursing team.

    Primary Responsibilities
    • Perform physical exams, diagnose substance use disorders, provide medications for opioid use disorder and hepatitis C
    • Provide primary care services to a subset of patients
    • Order and review laboratory tests
    • Respond to medical emergencies
    • Supervise Lead Nurse and nursing team
    • Provide oversight of nursing team's dispensing of medication and DEA reporting
    • Assist medical director in development of nursing protocols, policies and procedures
    • Embrace and include harm reduction in treatment of patients as part of the spectrum of care for substance use disorders
    Secondary responsibilities
    • Identify problems and potential improvements in treatment process and enlist interest and support of other staff
    • Consultation with program medical and treatment staff and external providers
    • Assisting with medication dosing when needed
    Administrative Responsibilities
    • Attend and participate in staff meetings
    • Attend and participate in supervision
    • Provide supervision to Lead Nurse
    • Complete all documentation within an Electronic Health Record within designated time frames
    • Meet productivity standards
    • Maintain accordance with all regulations
    • Participate in the development of patient caseloads for nursing staff
    • Supervise the delivery of care to patients by nursing staff
    • Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by the direct supervisor
    Qualifications
    • New York State Certified Nurse Practitioner
    • 1 year experience treating patients with substance use disorders preferred, on-site training in addiction medicine provided for highly qualified candidates
    • 3 year experience working as a registered nurse with supervisory experience
    • Active DEA registration
    • Enrollment in Medicaid and Medicare as a provider prior to start or application within 1 week of start date.
    • At the time of and throughout employment cannot be listed in any of the federal or state Medicaid/Medicare exclusion lists, and Statewide Central Registry for abuse and neglect.
    • Microsoft Suite literate, HEHR competent and able to function in a technology driven environment.
    • Must be able to establish rapport with patients who have substance use disorders and other mental health conditions
    • Must have clarity in oral and written communication when interacting with multidisciplinary treatment team and completing plans and case conference input
    • Must be able to maintain the normal standard of ethics, conduct and organization policies in job related activities.
    • Must be able to establish priorities and a course of action for handling multiple tasks.
    Reasonable Accommodations Statement

    To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty, to include climbing stairs, lifting 15 lbs and ability to respond to patient medical emergencies. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties.

    Vaccination Requirement:

    Greenwich House requires all new hires to be vaccinated and recommends all employees, interns, volunteers, and on-site contractors stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (including booster shots).

    Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

    Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit