Job Title:

On Call Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Job Summary:

The On Call Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant performs rounding on Carrier Clinic units during weekend coverage, providing psychiatric and medical care to patients and residents of Carrier Clinic.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide psychiatric and medical treatment to inpatients on the unit to which they are assigned
2. Follows all EMTALA regulations and the Facility requirements concerning EMTALA
3. Completion of a daily progress note including mental health status and diagnosis
4. Completion of medication orders, status, laboratory tests, diets, etc. as needed
5. Completes all documentation/orders as required with timeliness and quality including delinquencies and incident reporting
6. Documentation of unusual incidents
7. Progress note documentation for patients requiring special monitoring, e.g. suicide precautions, seclusion or restraints
8. Reviews laboratory results and documents timely
9. Consultation/liaison with Nursing Supervisor, as needed
10. Responds to nursing requests as needed
11. Assures that all Medical Clearances are completed in a timely and efficient manner when covering Access shifts.
12. Responds to Utilization Management Documentation requests efficiently and timely
13. Adherence to performance improvement protocols including clinical pathways
14. Required to respond to calls/pages
15. Adheres to timekeeping and payroll policies
16. Reliable and on time to all scheduled rounding coverage
17. Other duties and/or projects as assigned
18. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved APN Program
• Interacts well with patients, visitors and Facility staff, responding promptly to inquiries with tact and sensitivity
• Demonstrates a courteous, cooperative, pleasant and positive attitude
• Maintains strict standards of confidentiality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms
• APN License
• Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification or Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification or completed in the first 90 days of employment
• Pschiatry experience prescribing meds for at least 1 year required.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• Successful completion of an approved physician's assistant program, accredited by the AMA Council on Medical Education
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in psychiatry
• Minimum of 1 year in psychiatry prescribing medication
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Training and experience with patients across the lifespan
• Training and experience with patients with substance abuse disorders
• Training and experience with the EPIC (Electronic Healthcare Record (EMR)) system

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Active, unrestricted medical license as a Physician Assistant in New Jersey
• Active, unrestricted Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) license
• Active, unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Psychiatry