Join Our Team Saving Lives as a Family Nurse Practitioner Ridgefield, WA

The Nurse Practitioner provides medical services/ patient care to patients admitted to ARS facilities & throughout treatment within the continuum of care. The Nurse Practitioner supports & follows the policies, rules & regulations of the facility as well as the standards of State & Federal regulations. Works effectively with the facility leadership team to ensure success of the facility by completing the following.

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Job Duties:

• Provides excellent medical care with the ARS philosophy outlined by the Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director. This includes the ability to establish rapport, systematically gather data, determine the readiness of an individual for treatment and change and apply accepted criteria for diagnosis of substance use disorders.
• Manages medical issues and follows guidelines on when to refer to higher level of care.
• Screen for co-occurring mental health issues.
• Must have knowledge of medications, assessment for medication complications, detoxification protocols and prescribing medications in general.
• Screen for Substance Use Disorders (SUD) including: psychoactive substance toxicity, intoxication, and withdrawal symptoms.
• Screen for danger to self or others with an evidenced based assessment tool—the Columbia Suicide Screening Rating Scale (CSSRS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Analyze and interpret data to determine treatment recommendations and priorities.
• Screen for pain and understands treatment strategies for pain including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches. Strategies should reflect an individualized approach based on the individual’s current presentation, medical judgment and the risks and benefits associated with strategies , including potential risk of dependency, addiction, and substance use.
• Demonstrates proficiency using the electronic health record with all required documentation. ensuring compliance with all company policies and procedures, state regulation, Joint Commission standards and Medical Needs Criteria. These records will be completed and authenticated in a timely manner per policy. This includes but is not limited to the following electronic record documents:
• Psychiatric Evaluation
• May be asked to complete Physical Examinations
• Medical Progress Notes
• Medical Discharge Summaries
• Medication and ancillary orders
• Allergies
• Diagnosis
• Lab data
• Understands ASAM criteria and Medical Needs Criteria provided and will document decision making and treatment planning accordingly.
• Understands the On-Call responsibilities: will provide contact and back-up numbers, being responsive and available when assigned on-call duties. Must be within one hour of facility when on-call.
• Demonstrates adherence to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct.
• Participates in continuing professional development.

About Advanced Recovery Systems

About UsAn integrated behavioral healthcare management company, Advanced Recovery Systems was founded in December 2013 by Dr. Mitchell Eisenberg and Dr. Lewis Gold. We put behavioral health front and center, providing assistance to people with substance abuse issues, addictions and mental health concerns. With facilities in various regions of the U.S., we have been furthering this mission since our inception, applying our advanced approach to patient care. Every facility in the Advanced Recovery Systems network strives to provide the highest quality of care, using evidence-based therapeutic models that really work. Our goal is to help men and women live healthy, happy lives without the burden of substance abuse or mental illness.Personalized ProgramsEach person that comes to the Advanced Recovery Systems’ network of facilities is provided with an individualized treatment program. Just as no two people are alike, no two programs are alike. Our treatment team assesses each person at the start of the program, determining what sort of help that person needs. Accommodating the varying needs of our clients, we offer different levels of care, beginning with detox and continuing on through aftercare.Medically Assisted DetoxResidential TreatmentPartial HospitalizationIntensive Outpatient CareTraditional Outpatient CareAftercareWho We AreOur StaffWe are pleased to have a team of experienced, compassionate medical and clinical professionals who are ready to share their expertise with you. Since establishing Advanced Recovery Systems in 2012, co-founders Dr. Mitchell Eisenberg and Dr. Lewis Gold have assembled the finest minds in addiction medicine to run the ARS centers. Using evidence-based methods as the foundation for rehabilitation treatment, our doctors, nurses, therapists and dietitians provide the highest-quality care to ensure full recovery for our clients.Only 1 in 10 people with a substance use disorder seeks treatment. We want to reach the other nine individuals who may think treatment isn’t for them or that they can’t afford it. Our medical teams are committed to helping clients reach recovery. Consultants and advocates relieve our clients of financial worries, allowing them to concentrate on getting better. At every level, each ARS employee has one goal in mind — helping our clients live fulfilling lives free of addiction.