Advanced Practice Nurse (PMHNP), C&Y CSU (EPS)

About the role

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis.

Schedule

7 days on, 7 days off. During each 7-day work rotation:

• Day 1: One 12-hour shift
• Day 2 through 7: Six 10-hour shifts

This rotating schedule provides every other week off.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and diagnose individuals who are experiencing a psychiatric emergent/urgent condition in EPS, face-to-face and/or by telehealth.
• Pharmacological treatment for patients including prescribing medications and using OrderConnect.
• Consult with MCRT when needed regarding dispositions from EPS services.
• Complete Certificates of Need (33-6-404’s) when clinically indicated and work collaboratively with MCRT to ensure hospitalization referral process is completed.
• Coordinate medical aspects of treatment with Nurse, Discharge Specialist Care Management Supervisor and/or Care Managers.
• Participate and provide supervision during daily report and provide consultation by phone when needed.
• Seek supervision from supervising MD as appropriate.
• Consult with outside providers regarding EPS consumers as needed.
• Follow protocols as established by the EPS Medical Director, Medical Director and Director of EPS.

Requirements

• Valid Tennessee APN license with Psych & Mental Health Nurse Certification
• Valid Tennessee Driver’s License
• Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation
• Personal Automobile Insurance

Skills

Clinical Skills

• Obtains up-to-date thorough knowledge of psychiatry and psychopharmacology
• High level of communication skills with consumers
• Familiarization with APA Practice Guidelines (American Psychiatric Association), current journals and other published information.

Communication

• Ability to communicate with different levels of consumers and co-workers
• Good ability to do written evaluations

Time Management / Organization

• Meet deadlines
• Prepared for meetings
• Progress Notes and Medication Orders are entered timely
• Plan PTO in advance
• Flexibility to adapt to different clinical settings when needed (Routine, Urgent, Emergent)

Joint Commission Competencies

• Provides consumer-focused services to consumers and their supports in a culturally sensitive manner, that is specific to the consumer’s age and condition.
• Demonstrates emotional resilience and stability, adaptability, flexibility and tolerance of ambiguity and anxiety.
• Uses effective listening, nonverbal, explanatory, interviewing and writing skills to elicit and provide information.
• Displays sensitivity and responsiveness to consumers’ culture, age, gender, and disabilities.
• Uses information technology, applies medical information and clinical data systems to provide evidenced-based care.
• Assessments are complete and include accurate, thorough history-taking and required components of the mental status and/or physical exam.
• Applies evidence-based medicine to clinical decisions and demonstrates awareness of quality improvement measures and application to clinical practice.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the contexts and systems in which services are provided and able to apply this knowledge to improve care.
• Demonstrates ability to perform agency-identified de-escalation and safety skills through agency-identified training and skills performance.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• Occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

Mental Health Cooperative offers a full comprehensive benefit plan for you to participate in. The following products are available:

• Medical Insurance/Prescription Drug Coverage
• Health Savings Account
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Cancer & Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• 403b - Retirement Plan
• Calm App for meditation and mental health
• Gym membership discounts
• Pet Insurance