What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner position at WINNIE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL L L C?
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Description
Job Responsibilities
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMNNP) will provide outpatient psychiatric evaluation and medication management services at Riceland Healthcare Psychiatric Clinic. The PMHNP will work in consolidation with Dr.Edward Gripons Practice to provide psychiatric services to adult and youth clients with behavioral health issues. This position will be supervised by a psychiatrist with whom there is a Collaborative Practice Agreement established upon hire. Liability insurance and collaborating physician costs are both paid for by Riceland. The PHNP will work out of one or more Ricelands office sites in the Beaumont. Services will initially be office-based, with the opportunity to grow Telehealth services in the future to serve clients at remote locations. The PMHNP will work in collaboration with a Medical Assistant to coordinate client care, assist with insurance pre-authorization, and caseload management.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorders.
- Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement and the state's Nurse Practice Act.
- Collaborate with counselors, social workers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care
- Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
- Counsel clients during appointments, as necessary.
- Design/participate in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions.
- Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.
- Collaborate with guardians, relatives, and significant others on client's conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
- Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities/ agencies (funders,insurance companies, etc.) as required.
- Return calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary)
- Respond to client emergencies and be accessible to 24/7 Riceland's clinics.
- Responsible for making independent decisions based on protocols developed utilizing national guidelines for treatment interventions.
- Responsible for maintaining customer relations with all agency staff and clients.
- Maintain medical records and submit at least 10% of records to the supervising. Psychiatrist for biweekly review in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement.
- Records all services performed for accurate billing for services provided in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as payor rules and regulations. Submits billing documents in a timely fashion.
- Look for ways to improve and promote quality. Provides teaching and education to clinical staff, if requested.
- Follow all procedures and protocols as per Riceland policy, federal and state regulations, standard practice, and in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement.
- Actively participate in all agency and department education, training, and in-services to confirm understanding of new information or changes to established clinical policies and procedures.
- Experience in delivering high-quality, client-centered care
- Able to document and navigate EHR independently
- Ability to maintain strict client confidentiality
- Ability to effectively communicate and interact with individuals involved in all aspects of programming - children, parents, school faculty and staff, grantors, funders, partner agencies, members of the community and Ricelands team members.
- Serves as a representative of Riceland displaying courtesy, tact, consideration and discretion in all interactions with Ricelands team members, clients, school system staff and faculty, grantors, funders, regulators and members of the general public.
- Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to work effectively on multidisciplinary team
- Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general and professional documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
- Ability to foster teamwork; train and direct the work of team members and colleagues
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work productively and make independent
Qualifications
Salary : $120,000 - $160,000