Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Psychiatry

Summary

Rogers Behavioral Health is a not-for-profit behavioral health system with a long history of providing top-quality psychiatric services. We offer a range of services including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient services across multiple states.

About the Role

The role involves serving as a team leader in our patient care model, which is based on a multi-faceted treatment team methodology. AHPs will work in various levels of care, both in-person and virtually, and support patient admissions, protocol development, quality assurance, and peer review evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Attend patients and assist with patient coverage at assigned locations
• Conduct medication management sessions and psychiatric evaluations
• Create patient treatment plans and manage updates
• Participate in team and unit meetings
• Create discharge plans
• Participate in the established call schedule
• Serve as attending provider for assigned units
• Round on patients as required
• Medication education with nursing staff
• Inservice treatment team, as needed
• Meet patient productivity standards
• Complete all charting and documentation within 24 hours
• Attend Medical Staff meetings and Medical Staff Executive Committee meetings

Payor Relations

• Aid in developing and maintaining positive working relationships with contracted payors
• Interface with referring parties and the psychiatrist to coordinate care
• Market Employer as appropriate, including off-site meetings and marketing activities
• Review potential admissions, pending cases, and declined admissions to ensure Employer policy execution and compliance with EMTALA
• Advocate for the organization

Admissions Support

• Provide initial placement recommendations based on admitting criteria, clinical parameters, and medical history
• Review and evaluate completed admission screenings to determine appropriate program, level of care, and mode of delivery
• Communicate professionally and accurately
• Refer to and work with other departments and agencies as needed
• Report pertinent data to the attending provider and others on the team
• Prioritize effectively and consistently in situations requiring immediate attention versus postponement
• Immediately communicate difficult problems with referents
• Develop and maintain relationships with medical staff and other providers across RBH for ongoing re-review or other case communication

Physical/Mental Demands

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to resolve conflict
• Ability to use initiative and judgement to organize, plan activities, formulate policies, delegate responsibility, and make decisions affecting diagnosis and treatment of patients
• Flexible to adjust to changing conditions, programs, and various details of the position
• Verbal and hearing ability required to interact with patients and employees
• Numerical ability required to maintain records and operate a computer
• Physically/Mentally able to perform job duties as verified by a physical exam by a licensed AHP

Qualifications

• Licensed in the state as a Nurse Practitioner
• Board-eligible AHP, board certification preferred
• Graduate of an accredited college or university
• Successful completion of required practical training as required by graduating educational institution and licensing body in the areas of psychiatry
• Two or more years experience working as a provider in another licensed hospital or clinic, preferred
• Leadership and/or supervisory experience in a behavioral health organization is preferred
• Experience with process improvement implementation preferred