Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)

Job Duties And Other Information

• Examine, diagnose and treat behavioral health problems of clients of NEDHSA.
• Participates in the evaluation and disposition of clients in psychiatric/addictive crises.
• Performs psychiatric evaluations on new and existing clients and prescribes treatment and/or medications.
• Reviews nursing assessments and evaluates/refers clients in need of medical treatment or other psychosocial services.
• Participates in evidence-based practices.
• Serves as treatment team leader for assigned staff in the clinic to which the incumbent is assigned.
• Approves necessary changes in treatment plans and signs off on revised plans.
• Provides direction and leadership during team staffing meeting.
• Identifies areas of weakness in team knowledge base and takes measures needed to assure the growth of team skills in planning and providing mental health care services.
• Provides consultation to team clinicians in ongoing care of clients when problem areas are identified.
• Provides medication management to clients when indicated.
• Responsible for all medication orders for clients on his/her team.
• Provides consultation on clients presenting for screening/access services when they are referred for care in a clinic.
• Provides consultation to other clinicians in absence of their treatment team physician.
• Orders and reviews necessary laboratory testing, EKG's, psychological testing, and other specialized testing as appropriate.
• Provides thorough, legible documentation in the chart, either written, typed or through dictation, of all direct and indirect contacts with clients, through progress notes and psychiatirc evaluations.
• Responsible for documentation of all direct care services in electronic health record (ICANotes).
• Communicates and corresponds with relatives of clients as well as other treating professionals and consulting agencies with regard to coordinating care.
• May attend staffings or meetings with other agencies involved in care of clients, e.g. home health agencies, case management agencies.
• Participates in administrative duties as assigned, i.e., Utilization Management an P&t Committee activities.
• Attends meetings inside and outside of the clinic for purposes of continuing medical education as well as coordination of efforts; i.e., Staff education Training, General Staff Meetings, Physicians Meeting.
• Might attend other educational trainings held at the center or off-site.
• Responds to telephone calls as well as correspondence when requested by clients of the behavioral health center.
• Assists with efforts to provide medications for indigent clients through use of patient assistance programs, samples and vouchers.
• Provides documentation to pharmaceutical companies of medication orders for patient assistance.
• Orders referrals to home health agencies when appropriate.
• Responsible for ongoing review of those orders and communication with home health agency as indicated.
• Performs court-ordered independent psychiatric evaluation of clients in facilities and appears in court as a witness when subpoenaed.
• Might meet and confer with Departments of Psychiatry and Family Practice in their community behavioral health center rotations.
• Might meet with pharmaceutical companies company representatives for purposes of drug education as well as obtaining samples and vouchers for individuals.
• Might perform other psychiatric evaluations as requested.
• Might be required to serve on after-hours rotation for NEDHSA's on-call crisis services as deemed necessary.
• Might be assigned duties associated with disaster/emergency preparedness such as the Medical Special Needs Shelter (MSNS), Command Center, Continuity of operations (COOP), etc., as deemed necessary.
• Adheres to NEDHSA policies and procedures, Civil Service Rules, CARF standards, and the legal and ethical standards of the licensing board of the profession practiced.