Advance Practice Nurse Practitioner

Riveon Healthcare; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Riveon Healthcare is seeking an Outpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive, patient-centered psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management in an outpatient behavioral health setting. The role emphasizes collaboration with a Psychiatrist, adherence to Ohio nursing regulations, and maintaining detailed EHR documentation.

You will perform evaluations, establish diagnoses, develop treatment plans, and monitor patient safety while coordinating care

Qualifications

• Ohio license as a Nurse Practitioner with PMHNP scope
• Prescriptive authority under supervision in Ohio
• Up-to-date certifications and continuing education
• Ability to work in outpatient behavioral health settings

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for new patients
• Diagnose and develop individualized treatment plans
• Prescribe and manage psychiatric medications with supervision
• Monitor treatment response and patient safety
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in the EHR
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and attending psychiatrist
• Engage in quality improvement activities and evidence-based practice

Skills

Psychiatric evaluation

Medication management

EHR documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Cultural sensitivity

Clinical judgment

Education

Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

MSN or higher

Tools

EHR software

Job description

Description

POSITION PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The Outpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive, patient-centered psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management to individuals receiving outpatient behavioral health services. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for assessing mental health needs, developing individualized treatment plans, prescribing and managing psychiatric medications within the scope of practice, and monitoring treatment response and patient safety.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs comprehensive psychiatric evaluations on new patients, including psychiatric history, mental status examination, medical history, medication history, substance use history and relevant psychosocial factors.
• Establish or confirm psychiatric diagnoses
• Incorporates the individualized new or revised medical treatment plan into the existing Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Provided psychiatric medication management and monitoring effectiveness, adherence, side effects, contraindications, drug interactions, and potential safety concerns.
• Monitor for psychiatric stability and client safety and developing safety plans
• Provide client education and promote engagement
• Maintains accurate clinical documentation
• Promote client safety and quality by participating in quality improvement activities and utilize evidence-based practices.
• Collaborate as interdisciplinary team member
• Demonstrates professional accountability by maintaining required licensure and adhere to organizational polices.
• Conducts Peer Review activities as required.
• Attends Psychiatric, Clinical and other Agency meetings as required.
• Coordinate continuity of care by working collaboratively with staff to coordinate care to patients
• Meets regularly with collaborating Psychiatrist to effectively communicate about cases
• Achieves required productivity expectation.
• Reacts to change and stress productively.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.
• Gets along with others and works as a team.
• Exhibits the knowledge, skills, abilities, and minimum requirements listed in this Position Description.
• Other duties as assigned.

Hours Available: Full time, days, Monday-Friday

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• In order to perform the essential functions of this job, after an orientation period, the employee must possess the following: a working knowledge of Riveon Policy and Procedures, including sensitivity and adherence to clients’ rights, confidentiality, and health and safety issues.
• The employee must exhibit sensitivity to different cultures.
• This employee must be up to date on all certifications, continuing education, and registration with the Ohio Board of Nursing which allows prescription authority under supervision in the State of Ohio.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• The work is mainly provided in an office setting, although travel may be required dependent upon services contracted through other agencies such as medical, rehabilitation, or correctional settings. Because of the variety of environments and physical conditions that will be encountered, this individual must be able to successfully interact and navigate in all types of facilities and weather conditions.
• This individual may periodically be required to lift and/or carry up to 20 pounds.