Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Alternative Consulting Enterprises, LLC, an affiliate of Apis Services Inc., is seeking a part-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide clinical services to children, adolescents and adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric care to members, including histories, exams, lab tests, prescriptions and referrals within prescribed up to date guidelines and protocols.
• Perform accurate and timely documentation of histories, subjective findings, physical exam, plans, prescriptions and follow up in Electronic Health Records System within 72 hours of the visit.
• Document patient chart entries in progress note format; following ACE policies, and Medicaid and Medicare guidelines.
• Assure that health education is provided with each patient encounter when applicable.
• Provide required federal and states ambulatory patient care data on appropriate forms.
• Provide members and patients information concerning their evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
• Engage members in participation and decision involving their healthcare.
• Provide counseling for patients requiring additional support.
• Actively participate and engage in quality improvement for clinic efficiencies and improving member quality of care.
• Timely coordination of care among internal and external ancillary providers and hospitals to provide high quality care between departments and facilities.
• Consult supervising physician or colleagues when needed for complicated or case is outside the scope of practice.
• Advise the Medical Committee/ Facility Administration of any situations that may adversely impact the efficiency of the medical department.
• Safety: Responsible for ensuring that all duties, responsibilities and operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health of all personnel involved, including themselves.
• Take appropriate corrective actions to address matters pertaining to employee health and safety that have been brought to their attention.

Requirements

• Current RN License, FNP certificate and furnishing number.
• Current CPR certification, ACLS, PALS certification required.
• Current DEA license.
• One (1) year of experience working within a community clinic.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work well under pressure analyze and evaluate individual member’s needs, reach sound conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Must be detail oriented and be able to multi-task effectively.
• Demonstrate experience in the delivery of psychiatric care.
• Must be sensitive to the diverse patient population.