Description

Job Summary:

As an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) provides clinical services in various settings, including inpatient and/or outpatient settings. Applies medical knowledge and skills to the process of diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of illnesses. Conducts psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments, offering psychotropic treatment options and input to treatment plan. Performs, analyzes and documents findings for mental health and substance abuse assessments and interventions as appropriate for specialty training and population services. Other duties include but are not limited to providing consultations regarding diagnosis and treatment to other agency staff or to community partners (i.e. emergency room and local MDs) and participating in authorizations of medical necessity and other utilization management duties.

Essential Functions:

• Will provide psychiatric service in outpatient and/or inpatient settings.
• Performs psychiatric diagnostic evaluations to determine diagnoses, treatment strategies, and care coordination needs for clients with mental health, substance use, or other psychiatric and medical needs.
• Performs pharmacologic treatment strategies, orders medications, monitors, and evaluates progress on psychiatric and/or other medications.
• Assesses need for and orders/monitors/evaluates/ and provides clinical interpretation for ongoing evaluation needs for prescribed treatments to include but not limited to lab tests, genetic testing, radiologic tests, specialty consults and coordination needs and clinical data.
• Psychiatric medical treatment planning and coordination/consulting/liaison with multidisciplinary staff members, external providers/agencies to ensure quality treatment through but not limited to huddles, staffing, psychiatric consultation, treatment team meetings.
• Completes medication/health education to include but not limited to informed consent, benefits, risks, side effects, and alternative treatments for medications ordered, health/wellness management, metabolic risk reduction strategies.
• Completes involuntary holds: performs professional comprehensive and timely court ordered mental health evaluations for M-1, (27-10), M-9, EC holds and releases to asses appropriate risk/safety management and treatment in least restrictive environment.
• Performs timely, concurrent, accurate clinical/billing documentation meeting professional standards in compliance with State and Federal regulations. Documentation and billing coding for all services fully support clinical necessity and appropriate E & M coding standards.
• Care coordination: Professional and timely communication/care coordination with client/families/involved agencies/ PCP/ and other specialty care providers to ensure timely and coordinated treatment planning and evaluation of client progress.
• Assures timely access to care, demonstrates flexibility in scheduling to fully meet client needs, and meets applicable productivity standards.
• Consults and/or refers complex cases to Lead Psychiatrist as clinically indicated.

The environment at Diversus is fluid. Roles and responsibilities may be altered to accommodate changing business conditions and objectives. Employees may be asked to perform duties that are outside of the specific work that is listed. This position may require you to work standard hours, as well as flexible hours before and after standard hours, and overtime in excess of 40 hours in a work week.

Qualifications

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Licensed APRN with prescriptive authority in good standing and with no restrictions in the state of Colorado.
• Specialty Certification Psychiatry, required.
• Knowledge and competency in the psychiatric assessment and treatment of populations served.
• Knowledge of theoretical and pharmacological issues related to clinical treatment of common psychiatric disorders.
• Experience in Community Mental Health, Recovery Models of Care and Resilience Theory preferred.
• Must have sufficient language skills and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing to patients.
• Must possess basic computers kills and type 25 w.p.m. for the input and output of patient information using electronic record.
• Embodies a commitment to:
  • Passion
    • Humility
    • Corporate Citizenship
    • Value in diversity
  • Innovation
    • FUN
    • Integration
  • Excellence
    • Transparency
    • Safety

Diversus Health does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law.