Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
About the role
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner position in the College of Nursing provides direct mental health care in an innovative partnership with Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, a local mental health authority in Central Texas, to provide care in an integrated behavioral health setting to patients with psychiatric, substance use disorder, and mental/behavioral health conditions.
Responsibilities
- Performs history, psychosocial, and physical examinations, diagnosis acute and chronic conditions, formulates therapeutic plans of care, ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests, medication management and provides education to patients and their families.
- Carefully coordinates the mental health care of patients in order to provide safe, effective, efficient and timely patient-centered care.
- Liaises between clinical staff and consult services.
- Works in a collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine health needs of patients and families.
- Demonstrates and role models an interdisciplinary collaborative approach to patient care.
- Coordinates the patient care plan and communicates with the integrated behavioral healthcare team.
- Documents patient care clearly, precisely, and in a timely manner.
- Maintains and monitors patient records, assesses healthcare needs, and provides patient education.
- Serves as a clinical resource for staff through consultation, formal and informal education, review of literature and participation in seminars, conferences and simulation.
- Collaborates with psychiatry physicians.
- Promotes costs savings and optimal patient experience in mental health care.
- Applies, models and teaches evidence-based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT) in clinical setting.
- Participates in rapid cycle continuous process improvement.
- Participates in scholarly projects as appropriate.
- Serves on committees, providing presentations and participating in divisional staff development.
- Participates in grant data reporting.
- Willing to provide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Substance Use Disorders (SUD).
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in nursing or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- One year directly related experience serving as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
Skills
- Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP), licensed Registered Nurse (RN), and CPR certified.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
- Up to 12-15 days of annual paid holidays.
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
- Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
- Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more.
- Tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee.
Pay
Salary: Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.
Schedule
Location/Schedule: Bryan, TX/Full-Time
Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.
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