Psychiatric Provider NP
1 month ago
Jamestown
Job Description Purpose: The psychiatric provider will provide behavioral health care services to both children and adults in an integrated care center. Job Duties: • Responsible for providing outpatient care to patients showing a change or decline in mental status, • Work independently with other members of the medical or behavioral health team, with entitlements to specific clinical privileges approved by the clinic's Board of Directors, • Take part in an interdisciplinary team that provides primary care, dental and behavioral health care to employees and patients, • Perform patient histories and physicals, risk factor assessment, ordering of therapeutic and diagnostic tests; and attend to consultations and appointments, • Prescribe medications following the clinic's policy and relevant regulations of the State, • Consult with physicians on cases that are beyond the scope of qualification of PMHNP, • Put all relevant patient data in medical records and case presentations, • Formulate, execute and review healthcare education delivered to patients and families for disease prevention, • Ensure smooth communication with other health professionals for effective delivery of clinic service to patients, • Provide consultation to the clinic's nursing and medical staff for improvement in holistically treating the whole patient, which enhances overall quality service delivery of the clinic, • Provide clinically relevant supervision to other psychiatric providers and social workers., • Complete staff employee evaluations, at minimum once yearly., • Manage corrective actions with Chief Clinical Officer as needed., • Provide onsite behavioral health guidance to all staff in the absence of the Chief Clinical Officer. Education/Skills/Qualifications: • Psychiatric nurse practitioner Masters or Doctorate degree or graduated from accredited physician assistant program with at minimum 3 years post graduate experience in psychiatry., • Self-disciplined, energetic, passionate, innovative, • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required, • Leadership and organizational skills essential, • Bilingual especially in Spanish is preferred, but not required, • Computer literate preferred, • Demonstrate sound judgment, decision-making and problem-solving skills, • Knowledge of medical office practices, procedures and equipment, • Knowledge of problem-oriented record keeping, • Correct English usage, spelling and grammar, • Confidence to communicate and outreach to other community healthcare organizations and personnel, • Knowledge of community resources