Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

COOK INLET TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title : Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Department : Recovery and Reentry

Reports To : Director / Senior Director of Recovery and Reentry

Supervises : None

FLSA Status : Exempt

Job Type : Full-time, Part-time or Contract-based work

AKBCU : Yes ICPA : No

General Functions :

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) supports the provision of patient-centered, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented treatment at CITC. The PMHNP utilized a whole-person approach to care and understands the importance of family, support systems, and culture in recovery. The position provides psychiatric medication management and MOUD (Medications for Opioid Use Disorder) / MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment) therapy services to patients. In addition to direct participant care, this position will support our service continuum by offering discipline-specific insight into internal processes, provide consultation with multidisciplinary members of participants' treatment teams, and support medication management in residential programs using delegated tasks.

Specific Job Functions / Responsibilities :

• Provide psychiatric medication management and MOUD (Medications for Opioid Use Disorder) / MAT (Medication-Assisted Treatment) therapy services to patients.
• Serve as a member of multidisciplinary treatment teams.
• Work collaboratively with leadership to establish and promote advances toward mission, goals and values.
• Utilize expertise to enhance service delivery, program development, and ensure accreditation, best practice, and regulation requirements are met.
• Promote best care delivery practices.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships and collaboration with multidisciplinary staff across the department, other CITC partners and community partners.
• Support in the implementation of new policies and procedures by providing expertise in the field.
• When needed, evaluate, screen, and assess participants to determine whether an admission into the programs is appropriate; support treatment team to refer participants to lower or higher levels of care as needed.
• Tailor treatment plans to the participant's unique needs, facilitating medication-assisted treatment, psychiatric evaluation, management, and other evidence-based treatment modalities to meet needs.
• Collaborate with the clinic's medical, clinical, and administrative support staff, offering case consultations and other resources as needed; participate in treatment planning meetings and peer review activities.
• Work effectively with multidisciplinary members of the treatment team to ensure optimal treatment delivery; plays role in coordinating participant care services extending across the continuum of care, as applicable.
• Document in the EHR the medical services rendered in an accurate, thorough, and timely manner in accordance with established organizational policies.
• Perform treatment quickly and efficiently while keeping the participant informed and being sensitive to the participant's comfort during the treatment.
• Set the expectations with the participant by listening to their concerns, addressing those that can be addressed and informing the customer of the course of action to follow for other health concerns.
• Provide direct and / or collaborative supervision for medical students, residents, and other trainees when applicable.
• Support the management of medication in residential facilities through medication administration, delegated tasks, training of staff, and consultation.
• Adhere to the applicable licensure, accreditation, confidentiality, and treatment standards as outlined in the state and federal regulations; complies with program specific policies and procedures.
• Design and implement education and training programs for providers and staff on the approved clinical pathways and improvement initiatives; conducts workshops and trainings to share ideas and to educate staff on how to continue to improve the system and develop best practices.
• Other duties as needed and assigned.

Job Responsibilities Related to Patient Privacy :

Job Specifications :

Minimum Core Competencies : CITC Values, Respectful Leadership, Professionalism, Emotional Intelligence, Problem Solving / Critical Thinking, Communication Skills.

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred :

Physical Requirements :

Disclaimer

The information provided in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within this job. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job. Management has sole discretion to add or modify duties of the job and to designate other functions as essential at any time. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.