Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Position in Tempe; SMI; Recovery Clinic; Near Loop 202/Priest

Terros Health is a health care company focused on the whole person, providing primary care and specializing in mental health and substance use treatment for over 50 years. We help people live their lives in recovery and save lives every day. Our vision is to provide extraordinary care by empowered people, achieving exceptional outcomes. We are guided by our core values of integrity, compassion and empowerment, with diversity woven throughout.

About the role

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner serves as an active member of the site clinical team, working collaboratively on the delivery of clinical care. Provides direct psychiatric care of assigned clients and program activities, facilitates team work for outpatient services, conducts psychiatric evaluations and medication monitoring, individual treatment, and case consultation of patients. Participates in program evaluation procedures, professional record keeping, and makes referrals appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Completes initial psychiatric assessments, progress notes, annual psychiatric updates, and family interventions. Documentation shall be on approved forms and within the same day of service.
• Develops differential diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, patient education, and progress towards treatment goals including medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of the member’s situation.
• Documents patient’s progress with delivery service expectation of 6 hours face-to-face time per 8-hour work day, or 8 hours face-to-face time per 10-hour work day.
• Orders follow-up blood levels and other lab tests according to standard medical practice; obtains a past and current medical history.
• Initiates contact with PCP, ED clinicians, and therapists according to established guidelines to provide whole health integrated care.
• Provides psychopharmacological treatment in alignment with patient’s treatment plan; appropriate follow-up of patient’s symptoms and response to medications, including side effects. Utilizes appropriate medication based on best practices, in addition to appropriately completing required documentation for preauthorization of pharmacy services.
• Completes medication education and informed consent.
• Routinely assesses patient’s need for ACT services, using explicit criteria to determine need to transfer to less intensive services. Conducts home and community visits as required by ACT fidelity measures.
• Assesses patient’s needs and guides the clinical team while managing crisis and treatment plan updates. Collaborates with nurses and medical assistants.
• Educates non-medical staff on psychiatric and non-psychiatric medications, their side effects, and health-related conditions.
• Provides psychiatric back-up to the program after-hours and weekends on a rotating basis with other psychiatric care providers who share on-call; will have access to consumers’ current status and medical records/current medications.

Qualifications

• Post MSN, Dual Certified FNP/PMHNP, or DNP
• SMI NextGen experience preferred

Pay

• Post MSN: $135K–$155K
• Dual Certified FNP/PMHNP: $148K–$155K
• DNP: $158K–$160K (depending on years of experience)
• Additional language differential pay available for Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Farsi, Swahili, or ASL: $3/hour ($6,240 annually)

Schedule

Full Time: 4-10's

Benefits

• Multiple medical plans, including a no-premium plan for employees and their families
• Multiple dental plans, including orthodontia
• 401(k) with a company match
• Interest-free medical line of credit, financial education, planning, and support
• 4 weeks of paid time off in the first year
• Floating holiday each calendar year
• Wellness program
• Pet insurance
• Group life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program for the whole family
• Personal and family mental and physical health access
• Professional growth and development, including scholarships, clinical supervision, and CEUs
• Tuition discounts with GCU and The University of Phoenix
• Employee perks and discounts (Working Advantage: gym memberships, car rentals, flights, hotels, movies, and more)
• Bilingual pay differential