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Impact Life

Family Nurse Practitioner - Rural Health Services

Advanced Practice ProvidersUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeGeorgetown, DE, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A graduate degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with preparation as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is required.
  • Current national certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) through a recognized certifying body is required.
  • Current Delaware Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure with an FNP population focus, or eligibility to obtain Delaware licensure, is required.
  • Current prescriptive authority and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration, or eligibility to obtain both, are required.
  • Ability to prescribe and manage medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) consistent with applicable federal and state requirements is required.
  • Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, clinical judgment, communication, care coordination, and documentation skills are required.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary and integrated care team is required.
  • Experience working with individuals with substance use disorders and/or co-occurring medical and behavioral health needs is required.
  • Knowledge of trauma-informed, harm reduction, person-centered, and recovery-oriented approaches to care is required.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive medical assessments, health histories, physical examinations, and ongoing clinical evaluations.
  • Provide primary and preventive healthcare services within the Family Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice.
  • Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and chronic medical conditions within scope of practice.
  • Assess and treat substance use disorders and co-occurring medical conditions.
  • Initiate, prescribe, and manage medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) when clinically appropriate and within scope of practice.
  • Provide medication management, monitoring, and patient education.
  • Order, review, and interpret appropriate laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and other clinical information.
  • Develop and participate in individualized treatment, care, and recovery planning.
  • Provide health education, preventive care, and chronic disease management support.
  • Identify medical and social barriers that may affect an individual's health, treatment, or recovery, and coordinate appropriate interventions and referrals.
  • Coordinate care with nursing, behavioral health, substance use treatment, peer recovery, and community-based staff.
  • Collaborate with external healthcare providers, pharmacies, treatment providers, and community partners to support continuity of care.
  • Support transitions between healthcare, behavioral health, treatment, recovery, and community-based settings.
  • Promote trauma-informed, harm reduction, person-centered, and recovery-oriented approaches to care.
  • Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation in accordance with organizational, regulatory, and professional standards.
  • Maintain compliance with applicable clinical, licensing, prescribing, privacy, confidentiality, and documentation requirements.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary case consultation, team meetings, quality improvement activities, and other program initiatives.
  • Maintain required professional licenses, certifications, registrations, and continuing education requirements.
  • Perform other duties consistent with the scope and responsibilities of the position.

Desired Qualifications

  • Dual certification/licensure as both a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is preferred.
  • Experience providing substance use disorder treatment, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), is preferred.
  • Experience in primary care, addiction medicine, behavioral health, community health, rural health, or integrated healthcare is preferred.
  • Experience working with individuals who have complex medical, behavioral health, substance use, and social needs is preferred.
  • Experience working within a multidisciplinary or integrated healthcare team is preferred.
  • Experience serving rural, underserved, or historically marginalized populations is preferred.

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