Lead PMHNP - Outpatient Behavioral Mental Health

About the role

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. Every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We're committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model for children of all ages under the supervision of the supervising/collaborating physician within the scope of practice outlined by state statute in the inpatient and/or ambulatory settings.
• Perform comprehensive histories and physical exams and identify normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive and psychosocial status.
• Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develop pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans.
• Serve as an educational resource for patients, families, health care professionals, and students.
• Facilitate patient referrals to other medical providers, medical facilities, and other health/social service agencies as needed.
• Collaborate and/or consult with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Lead team to achieve departmental goals in collaboration with medical and departmental/practice leaders.
• Facilitate the standardization and/or revision of practice protocols and therapies, policies, and processes related to APP role.
• Participate on the Advanced Practice Provider Shared Governance Committees.
• Manage organizational change and foster acceptance, adoption, and action toward change.
• Complete and/or provide feedback to manager on staff performance and educational needs; collaborate with manager, physicians, and HR on performance improvement plans for direct reports when needed; provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Partner with system and departmental leaders to manage day-to-day operations of APP staffing and scheduling to meet business needs of the division.
• Ensure APPs are compliant with credentialing and licensure.
• Facilitate graduate student placement within the practice.
• Actively participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation for orientation and on-boarding for new APPs; serves as a primary resource for new hires.
• Coordinate professional development of APPs by arranging activities (ie. Lecture series, grand rounds) and being available to teammates to nurture professional growth; promote accountability and professionalism within the practice.
• Actively participate in professional organizations and accept personal responsibility for professional development and maintenance of professional competence and credentials.
• Support the development of quality measures and quality controls for department/practice.
• Oversee follow-up to ONS (Occurrence Notification System) reports related to APPs.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3 years’ experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Qualifications: Previous supervisory or health care leadership experience.
• Education: Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Medical Science Education, or Masters degree in Nursing.
• Licenses: Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia OR Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia OR licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia.
• Certifications: Certification Summary Licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Skills: Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, Joint Commission regulatory requirements and Credentialing process of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills, team partnership orientation, conflict resolution, problem solving, listening, staff development, time management, physician relations, and fiscal management, demonstrates personal and professional integrity; collaborative and respectful behavior; flexibility and willingness to change, exhibits confidentiality, honesty, and actions that build trust and strengthens relationships.

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