Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) -Tucson
Description
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Job Purpose : The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), in collaboration with the physician(s), provides medical care and treatment for clients with psychiatric illnesses along the lifespan in an outpatient or tele-psych setting.
Main Duties and Responsibilities :
- Responds to and initiates care for those requiring mental health services throughout Denova facilities.
- Identifies patient mental health problems and prescribes treatment under the direction of a physician.
- Implements mental health services utilizing therapeutic regimens approved by a psychiatrist.
- Provides mental health education to patients, healthcare, and medical staff.
- Provide health / behavioral health assessment (including differential diagnoses, prognosis), treatment recommendations and treatment planning for clients across program types.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements :
- Bachelor's degree in nursing and a nurse practitioner master's degree with a focus on psychiatric nursing
- Three to five years clinical experience preferred.
- Must have fluency in documenting an electronic medical record.
- Must have active CPR and First Aid certifications.
- Strong project management skills, including complex projects resulting in measurable program growth.
- Excellent communication skills
- Possess a valid fingerprint clearance card and have a recent tuberculosis test on file.
- Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities required.
Denova Collaborative Health LLC is an integrated primary care and behavioral health practice based in the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area.
Our comprehensive virtual care services are available for residents throughout the entire state of Arizona.
We provide a "whole person" approach to health and promote collaboration among our team of primary care providers and specialists.
Our unique service integration of primary care, behavioral health, addiction medicine, and wellness enables our team to provide better health outcomes.