Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, you will provide psychiatric and addiction medication management to patients and e-consults to HealthLinc medical providers to promote mental wellness, emphasize health promotion and disease prevention, and make referrals to physicians and other health care members of the integrated health care team as appropriate. This position will work closely with the clinical staff and will report to the Site Medical Director and Site Operations Director.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilizes appropriate and effective patient care plans.
• Manages patients to assure continuity of care.
• Provides whole person care, which includes referrals to other health care providers.
• Provides psychiatric consults and e-consults to the medical and behavioral health providers at HealthLinc.
• Maintains adequate, concise, and legible documentation of patient care.
• Provides appropriate patient education.
• Prescribes Psychiatric Medication and Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) when clinically appropriate.
• Demonstrates appropriate work habits which include: arriving on time, promptly returning phone calls, utilizing appropriate universal precaution measures, documentation in a timely and accurate manner, maintaining appropriate patient confidentiality, and making scheduling changes only through appropriate channels.
• Provides and documents appropriate periodic health assessments.
• Performs a minimum of 2700 outpatient visits with HealthLinc patients each year.

• Participate in assigned Quality Assurance committee.
• Regularly attends Team/Clinical meetings.

• Participates in nurse practitioner performance audits as assigned.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of HCHC practice guidelines (protocols) as assigned.
• Participates in the QA Committee as assigned.
• Attends required in-service meetings.

• Makes presentations in the community when requested.
• Represents the provider staff at the HCHC Board or other local organizations if requested.

• Teaches students as assigned.
• Attends yearly continuing education meeting as required for mandatory certification.
• Attends regional or national Community Health Center meetings as requested.
• All HealthLinc staff is committed to engage in quality improvement initiatives that align with and support Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Training

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and nurse practitioner program.
• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Current Indiana registered nurse license.
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• Prescriptive authority, DEA certification
• Current CPR certification

Experience

• At least 1-3 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner, preferably experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner.

Skills/Job Requirement

• Strong customer service skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to remain flexible and adaptable.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Transportation and valid driver’s license.
• Ability to follow HealthLinc policies and procedures.

Technology Skills

• Operate a multi-line phone system and other office equipment including printers, fax machines, etc.
• Basic software skills (Microsoft Office, EHR, online sources, etc.)

DIRECT SUPERVISION:

• N/A