Nurse Practitioner

Summary

Join Addiction Recovery Care, LLC (ARC), a top Kentucky workplace, and become a Nurse Practitioner on our growing team. You will manage patient health conditions, coordinate care, and adhere to state and federal regulations. This hybrid position involves both in-person and telehealth work. Responsibilities include performing patient assessments, ordering tests, responding to emergencies, developing treatment plans, and communicating with patients and other healthcare providers. ARC offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) matching, and generous paid time off.

Requirements

• Be an APRN
• Hold an NP License in the state of KY
• Hold a DEA license
• Have a minimum of 2 years of inpatient acute psychiatric experience

Responsibilities

• Perform age-appropriate mental health history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients
• Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s specific needs
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies
• Develop a collaborative, individualized treatment plan that may include medications, non-pharmacologic treatments, collaboration/referral to specialty providers or other interventions aimed to improve health status
• Communicate with patients, their support persons, pharmacies and other healthcare providers in a manner that facilitates optimal care of the patient. This may include, but not limited to, ensuring prescriptions are filled and refilled as appropriate, communication or lab results and coordinating care with outside providers
• In case of an emergency, refer a person served/client to an emergency room for medical emergencies
• Participate in utilization review activities as needed to ensure patients are able to access necessary care
• Fulfill all duties in compliance with Pioneer Rural Health procedures including 42 CFR, Part 2 (privacy regulations)
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Prioritize work and work-related responsibilities
• Participate in 24/7 call for emergency, evening or weekend coverage
• Complete peer to peer reviews as necessary with payor sources
• Maintain a positive, respectful, and professional working relationship with Pioneer Rural Health’s staff and consumers alike

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience with Involuntary Holds (Mental Inquest Warrant)
• Have Kentucky Medicaid enrollment
• Have experience with primary care psychiatry or consultation-liaison psychiatry
• Have a DATA 2000 waiver

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• A wide array of ancillary insurance products for life’s needs
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Generous paid vacation
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Maternity/paternity leave