What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) position at MediTelecare?
Why You’ll Love This Job
Advance your career to a whole new level providing much-needed healthcare services to underserved communities as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with MediTelecare, the nation's largest telehealth company! We provide in-person, telehealth and also hybrid services, so there are multiple options within our company.
In this exciting PMHNP role, you will enjoy job autonomy while also being a vital member of a supportive and capable team that will help you pave a path to a successful and bright future. Here, your input and ideas are welcomed and will make an immeasurable difference, helping shape the future of our company and the industry as a whole. As part of the MediTelecare family, you will receive an attractive, competitive compensation and benefits package.
Take that important step up in your career! Apply for MediTelecare’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) job opening today!
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner(PMHNP) - Responsibilities
- Conduct live and interactive clinical assessments of patients, providing treatment protocols, prescribing or recommending behavioral medications and providing medication management
- Provide behavioral and talk therapy to our patients
- Coordinate care with family members and staff at skilled nursing facilities
- Work closely with our collaborating psychiatrists where required by state law or independently but within an interdisciplinary team including other PMHNPs, psychologists, clinical pharmacists, and physicians
- Complete patient notes in our Electronic Health Records system
- Provide in-service education at facilities; participate in staff meetings as needed
- Provide consultation to facility staff on behavioral interventions, nursing practice, and psychopharmacology including writing orders for medications, as appropriate
- Participate in case reviews, consultations and utilization review
- Respond to urgent calls from the facility and facilitate problem-solving
- Stay current on telehealth issues and legislation
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner(PMHNP) - Qualifications
- Advanced practice nursing degree from an accredited university
- Valid PMHNP certification
- Unrestricted license in the state at least one state in which MediTelecare practices
- DEA certificate
- Able to meet the credentialing requirements of MediTelecare and your assigned facilities
- Able to become credentialed with Medicare and Medicaid, and other payers as necessary
- Geriatric and/or psychiatric experience preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work on a computer using the Internet, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft excel and MediTelecare’s Electronic Health Record system
