NP or PA Advanced Practice Clinician - Addiction Medicine - Presbyterian Espanola

Overview

At Presbyterian, it's not just what we do that matters. It's how we do it. How we do things here makes all the difference.

 

Presbyterian Medical Group seeks a Board Certified or Board Eligible Addiction Medicine Advanced Practice Clinician NP or PA to join our practice in Espanola, New Mexico. We're all about well-being, starting with yours. We offer a nationally competitive salary, CME allowance and fully paid malpractice insurance.

 

Discover Española, New Mexico

A City with Rich Cultural Heritage - Española, located in northern New Mexico, is a city with a rich cultural heritage and a vibrant community. Known for its blend of Native American, Hispanic, and Anglo cultures, Española offers a unique cultural experience. The city is home to historical landmarks such as the Bond House Museum and the Plaza de Española, reflecting its diverse history.

 

Discover Presbyterian Espanola Hospital

Small Town Hospital. Big City Services.

Presbyterian Española Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Española, New Mexico. As a not-for-profit hospital with 80 licensed beds, Presbyterian Española Hospital exists to improve the health of the patients, members, and communities we serve in northern New Mexico.  The people of Presbyterian Española Hospital -- physicians, nurses, volunteers and support staff -- take great pride in a long tradition of delivering compassionate patient care, a wide range of general acute care and specialty services to residents and visitors of northern New Mexico.

Presbyterian Española Hospital's high quality and values are made possible through a unique partnership between the County of Rio Arriba, a local Board of Trustees, and Presbyterian Healthcare Services, which has owned and managed hospital operations since 1977.  Our goal has been to provide the finest care and service possible since we first opened in 1948. Over the years, we have expanded to meet the growing needs of the Española Valley, Rio Arriba County, and northern New Mexico. We continue to add new services to provide state-of-the art treatment and technology for our patients.

 

Responsibilities

Summary:Divide clinical time between the Presbyterian Espanola Hospital (PEH) PMG Renewal Clinic and the PEH Addiction Medicine Consult Service (inpatient and emergency department), treating patients with multiple substance use disorders both in-person and via telemedicine.

Although it is anticipated that the APC positions will primarily be assigned to the Renewal Clinic, assignment and scheduling to the AMCS vs. Renewal Clinic will be adapted as the service line grows to best fit the needs of the AMCS and Renewal Clinic, taking advantage of the individual APC's training, experience, skills and preferences.

 

For example:* An APC with a primary background in family medicine may be assigned primarily to the Renewal Clinic, seeing adult patients, but may be tasked with assisting the inpatient consultation service.* An APC with a primary background in emergency medicine or other hospital-based patient care may be tasked more often than other APC's with assisting on the AMCS.

 

Responsibilities:

* Provide care to patients in PEH Renewal Clinic, and while serving on the PEH AMCS, to patients on the inpatient units (including L&D) and the ED as assigned.

* Staff patients in all clinical areas with attending physician until approved to manage patients independently on that service.

 

As an APC in the PEH Renewal Clinic:* Evaluate patients with substance use disorders (SUD's) in the PEH Renewal Clinic, in person and via video (payor permitting).* Communicate and collaborate with the nursing staff, care coordination, and patients' primary care and other providers.* Collaborate with peer support workers and behavioral health professionals (as available and as applicable).* Order appropriate laboratory studies* Prescribe applicable medications, and order outpatient injectable medications as applicable.* Address co-occurring behavioral health conditions (e.g. insomnia, anxiety, depression, etc.) as able (depending upon experience and/or training)* Provide care instructions related to SUD treatment and other conditions addressed.* Write encounter notes in Epic and enter appropriate coding for encounters.* Collaborate with the Renewal clinic team and leadership to treat vulnerable patient populations (e.g. housing insecure patients).* Potentially provide treatment for pregnant women and adolescents (as per training and experience)

 

Additional outpatient services via telemedicine:* Provide services as outlined above to non-Presbyterian clinics (only after such clinic is fully contracted and approved by Presbyterian administration), depending on scheduling and staffing of the Re