Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Munson Healthcare Careers; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a dedicated Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join their innovative team. This role involves providing comprehensive psychiatric services and care coordination for patients in outpatient settings. You will collaborate closely with psychiatrists and healthcare teams to ensure high-quality patient care. The position offers the chance to work in a supportive environment that values personal and patient safety, alongside opportunities for professional development. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients and thrive in a dynamic healthcare setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Free healthcare services

Discounted healthcare services

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Behavioral Health preferred.
• Must possess appropriate clinical privileges through credentialing.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric APP services in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Develop individualized care plans in collaboration with patients and families.

Skills

Behavioral Health Assessment

Psychiatric Services

Care Coordination

Patient Safety

Customer Service Skills

Education

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification

Licensed Registered Nurse in Michigan

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Diagnostic Testing Equipment

Job description

Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

We are seeking a PRN Behavioral Health Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide assessment, treatment planning, psychiatric services, and care coordination for patients seen in outpatient settings which may include outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospital levels of care.

As a physician-dependent practitioner, works in collaboration with the Psychiatrists. Receives clinical direction from the Substance Use Disorder Medical Director, Psychiatrists, and Psychiatry Department Chief.

• Reports to the Manager of the assigned outpatient department.
• Reports to and works under the clinical supervision of a psychiatrist.
• Accountable to the Medical Director and System Director of Behavioral Health and the Department of Psychiatry Chair.
• Works collaboratively with physicians and all members of the patient care team.
• Prescriptive authority granted by specific specialty under the Michigan Board of Healthcare Professional licensing and DEA regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Supports the Mission, Vision, and Values of Munson Healthcare.
• Embraces and supports the Performance Improvement philosophy of Munson Healthcare.
• Promotes personal and patient safety.
• Always uses effective customer service/people skills.
• As part of the psychiatric team, provides psychiatric APP services in an outpatient setting. May also provide cross-coverage for inpatient psychiatric services.
• Adheres to TJC and other regulatory agency requirements for documentation, patient care, competency, and environment of care issues.
• Observes the Munson Healthcare mid-level provider prescriptive authority guidelines.
• Maintains knowledge of current medical/behavioral health trends and ongoing professional development in pertinent fields.
• Participates in and/or serves as a resource for medical, nursing, and community education programs.
• Works within stated parameters of credentialing related to psychiatry.
• Serves as a resource for behavioral health staff and recognizes the importance of working as a team.
• Assessment:
• Collects health data in a systematic and ongoing manner involving the patient, family, and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Determines the priority of data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs.
• Documents relevant data in a retrievable form.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests and procedures relevant to the patient’s current condition.
• Conducts physical examinations.
• Diagnosis:
• Derives diagnoses from assessment data. Validates with the patient, family, and/or other healthcare providers, if appropriate, and documents data and diagnoses.
• Utilizes complex data and information obtained during the interview, examination, and diagnostic procedures in identifying diagnosis.
• Identification of Outcomes:
• Involves the patient, family, and other healthcare providers in formulating outcomes from the diagnosis that are individualized and includes a time estimate for attainment.
• Determines outcomes that are culturally appropriate, realistic, attainable, and measurable.
• Documents expected outcomes as measurable goals.
• Identifies expected outcomes that incorporate scientific evidence and are achievable through implementation of evidence-based practices.
• Supports the use of clinical guidelines linked to positive patient outcomes.
• Identifies expected outcomes that incorporate clinical and cost effectiveness, patient satisfaction, and continuity and consistency among providers.
• Planning:
• Develops an individualized plan of care with the patient and family involving appropriate health care providers to attain expected outcomes and to promote patient self-care abilities.
• Develops a plan of care that establishes priorities, provides for continuity, and is documented.
• Selects or designs strategies to meet the multifaceted needs of complex patient populations.
• Participates in the design and development of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary processes to address patient care issues.
• Contributes to the development and continuous improvement of organizational systems that support the planning process.
• Includes the synthesis of patient’s values and beliefs into psychiatric and medical treatments within the plan.
• Implementation:
• Develops and implements the plan of care in a safe, timely, and appropriate manner and documents interventions.
• Coordinates and collaborates in care delivery.
• Employs health teaching and health promotion strategies.
• Facilitates utilization of systems and community resources to implement the plan.
• Supports collaboration with colleagues and other disciplines to implement the plan.
• Fosters organizational systems that support implementation of the plan.
• Provides leadership in the coordination of multidisciplinary health care for integrated delivery of patient care services.
• Coordinates system and community resources that enhance delivery of care across continuums.
• Synthesizes empirical evidence on risk behaviors, learning theories, behavioral change theories, motivational theories, epidemiology, and other related theories and frameworks when designing health information and patient education.
• Synthesizes clinical data, theoretical frameworks, and evidence when providing care.
• Provides direct care including prescribing medications and therapies, consultation with/or referral to other health care providers.
• Meets department productivity requirements and independently monitors own appointment schedule.
• Designs health information and patient education appropriate to the patient’s developmental level, learning needs, readiness to learn, and cultural values and beliefs.
• Utilizes and refers to evidence-based treatments, therapies, and procedures considering the patient’s comprehensive healthcare needs.
• Prescribes pharmacological agents based on a current knowledge of pharmacology and physiology.
• Provides patients with information about untended effects and potential adverse effects of proposed prescriptive therapies.
• Coordinates care and disposition plan with the patient’s attending psychiatrist.
• Educates interdisciplinary staff regarding treatment of patients with behavioral health issues cared for on their unit.
• Evaluation:
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes and includes the patient, family, and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Documents the patient’s responses to the interventions.
• Uses the results of the evaluation analysis to make or recommend process or structural changes, including policy, procedure, or protocol documentation, as appropriate.
• Changes or modifies the plan of care, as appropriate.

STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS

• Education / Training:
  • Physician Assistant:
    • A Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from an ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistants) accredited institution or PA Certificate Program.
    • Certification as a Physician Assistant by the AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants).
    • Licensure as a Physician Assistant by the State of Michigan.
  • Nurse Practitioner:
    • Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan.
    • Certified as Family Nurse Practitioner with the American Nurses Association.
• Work Experience:
  • Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Behavioral Health preferred.
• Certification, Licensure, Registration:
  • Board eligible/certified to practice in the State of Michigan.
  • Current BCLS certification required.
  • NPs: Psychiatric Mental Health Certification (PMHNP).
  • PAs: Psychiatric practice certification.

Candidate must apply for and be granted appropriate clinical privileges through MMC’s normal credentialing processes before rendering services.

ABOUT MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER

Munson Medical Center – the regional referral center for all northern Michigan – has earned a national reputation for top quality care. The 442-bed hospital offers the only verified Level II Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Michigan’s northern lower peninsula, nationally recognized cardiac care provided at the Webber Heart Center, advanced oncology services in the leading-edge Cowell Family Cancer Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, heart and cancer research programs, a robust teaching hospital for residents, interns, medical students, and nursing students, and a stellar orthopedics program. Munson Medical Center has served Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Antrim counties since 1915, with a long history and heritage of keeping patients at the center of all they do.

ABOUT TRAVERSE CITY

Located along the coast of Lake Michigan, Traverse City offers a rare opportunity. In between nature and water, you will find communities connected by both where something is always happening. The region boasts beautiful scenery, year-round activities and safe, family-friendly communities with excellent public, private and parochial schools.

• Free, discounted, and unreimbursed healthcare services.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Munson Healthcare grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.