GENERAL OVERVIEW:

The Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner provides mental healthcare treatment for patients along the lifespan (adults and/or children) in an outpatient and inpatient setting. Treatment includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating the patient care among a multi-disciplinary team.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Patient Care Management/Documentation
• Work collaboratively with a physician and/or mental health provider of record, (if one exists), to provide comprehensive adolescent mental health services to students enrolled in the school-based clinic.
• Through patient evaluation, determine a differential diagnosis and plan for intervention.
• Adhere to standards via identified text and/or via office practice standard protocols.
• Maintain a customer-oriented approach to meeting patient needs in an expedient manner, involving the family in the plan of care as appropriate.
• Maintain confidentiality and patient privacy.
• Document care provided; meeting standards for quarterly chart reviews.
• Consultation and Referral
• Seek consultations as appropriate, act as a consultant as requested.
• Facilitate the process of ethical decision making as appropriate.
• Perform comprehensive assessments and refer patients for further care and services within the CMED Health Partners
• Patient Education
• Utilize teaching learning theory with patients and their families to influence patient outcomes.
• Identify learning needs of various populations and contribute to the development of educational programs to meet those needs.
• Provide a site for student education as requested.
• Identify system specific problems, which require evaluation and/or change; work with appropriate staff to resolve these issues by participating in performance improvement processes.
• Takes an active role to contribute to the improvement of office functioning.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Nurse Practitioner license (Required)
• BC/BE (Required)
• Mental Health/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner certification is desired
• Current approval by the joint Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Nursing to perform medical acts.
• Ability to communicate clearly both in writing and verbally with students, health care team members.
• Ability to function independently with regards to most clinical decision making.
• Ability to relate well to teens, adults and geriatric clients.

CMU is an AA/EO institution, providing equal opportunity to all persons, including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.