PMHNP - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Description : POSITION SUMMARY

POSITION SUMMARY

A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice registered nurse with specialized training in diagnosing and treating various health conditions.

Functioning with a high degree of autonomy, the NP conducts comprehensive patient assessments, develops and implements individualized care plans, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.

With a holistic approach to care, the NP not only focuses on disease management but also emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention, and patient education.

Serving as a bridge between patients and healthcare providers, Nurse Practitioners are pivotal in delivering accessible, efficient, and patient-centered care across various healthcare settings.

• Responsible for providing outpatient care to patients showing a change or decline in mental status, chronic or urgent medical conditions.
• Collaborate with inter-personal colleagues to formulate evidence-based treatment plans for acute and chronic psychiatric disorders.
• Perform patients’ histories and physicals, risk factor assessment, ordering of therapeutic and diagnostic tests; and attend to patient appointments.
• Prescribe medications following the clinic’s policy, formulary and relevant regulations of the state in which applying.
• Consult with physicians on cases that are beyond the scope of qualifications.
• Put all relevant patient data in medical records and case presentations.
• Formulate, execute and review healthcare education delivered to patients and families for diseases prevention.
• Ensure smooth communication with other health professionals for effective delivery of clinical services to patients.
• Provide consultation to the clinic’s nursing and medical staff for improvement in their work performance, which enhances overall quality service delivery of the clinic.
• Treats patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients;

providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications; supervising staff provision of services.

Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, CMS and private insurance requirements and legal regulations;

participating in utilization reviews; remaining available for emergency situations in clinic.

• Provide medication management and education to those seen as patients to ensure excellent clinical outcomes.
• Functions within the guidelines of the Employment Agreement between Employee and Practice.
• Works toward providing higher level of services to patients seen in either the out-patient or in patient setting and capturing those billable hours in the documentation provided to the billing department.
• Comply with the guidelines set by the federal, State, and payor regulations in include all respective laws.
• Comply with the guidelines State Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Nursing for collaboration and quality assurance programs.

Requirements :

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess a minimum of a Master of Science in Nursing.
• Those six years are composed of a 4-year undergraduate nursing program followed by a 2-year nurse practitioner master's program that includes psychiatric nursing.
• Must have or pursuing a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Prior experience in providing mental health counseling services within a clinical setting

• Must possess a State License to practice Nursing and it must be in good standing.
• Must possess the knowledge base in health promotion maintenance, advanced pathophysiology, advanced health assessment and pharmacology for advanced practice nurses.
• Must possess the following concepts : individual and family psychotherapy, psychiatric-mental health nursing across the lifespan, advanced assessment in psychiatric-mental health nursing and psychopharmacology.
26 days ago