Nurse Practitioner
UHS
Summary
Black Bear Lodge is a 144-bed residential treatment center in northern Georgia providing integrated treatment for co-occurring addiction and mental health concerns. The Nurse Practitioner provides addiction medicine and psychiatric or medical evaluation and treatment services to patients.
Job description
Responsibilities
Black Bear Lodge is a 144-bed residential treatment center in northern Georgia providing integrated treatment for co-occurring addiction and mental health concerns. The Nurse Practitioner provides addiction medicine and psychiatric or medical evaluation and treatment services to patients.
Duties/Expectations
- Provides addiction medicine, and psychiatric/or medical evaluation and treatment services
- Performs routine addiction medicine evaluations and psychopharmacologic treatment of patients at admission and ongoing, completing documentation of all evaluations and treatment visits on the day of the session and according to FRN documentation requirements
- Ensures timely meetings with patients and timely documentation of related notes
- Communicates with attending physicians, psychiatrists, etc. regarding status and treatment of the patient
- Professionally and ethically relates to patients and peers at all times
- Participates in weekly staff and clinical meetings
- After hour on-call schedule as needed
On-Call and Weekend Services
On-call Providers rotate throughout the week, and each provider may be on-call at least one weekend per month, as needed. Daily on-call hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. the following day. Weekend on-call hours are from Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning. The On-Call schedule is based on availability and scheduled around days off that the provider requests ahead of time. Additional on-call is paid at bonus rates.
Education and Experience
- Unencumbered State of GA Licensed NP
- Expertise, and interest, in treating patients with co-occurring and addictive disorders preferred
- Appropriate educational and Board credentials as a Nurse Practitioner
Requirements
- Unencumbered State of Georgia Nurse Practitioner license
- Appropriate educational and Board credentials as a Nurse Practitioner
- Expertise and interest in treating patients with co-occurring and addictive disorders (preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation
- Career Development Opportunities
- Multi-disciplinary Team
Company overview
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, operating as a Fortune 300 corporation headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979, UHS has grown into a major healthcare enterprise with approximately 99,000 employees and annual revenues exceeding $14 billion. The company operates through its subsidiaries, managing 29 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, and 60 outpatient and other facilities across 39 U.S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. UHS provides comprehensive healthcare services including acute care, behavioral health treatment, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. The company's strategy focuses on building or acquiring high-quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets and investing in advanced medical equipment and skilled personnel to become the leading healthcare provider in each community it serves. UHS is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: UHS) and has established a strong reputation for delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining financial stability and operational excellence.