Nurse Practitioner - CRNP-PMH

kolmacintegratedbehavioralhealth; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

kolmacintegratedbehavioralhealth is seeking a part-time clinician to deliver integrated behavioral health services. The role supports adults with co-occurring SUD and mental health disorders in a hybrid setting, with 2 days per week in Columbia, MD and evenings preferred.

The position emphasizes collaboration with counselors, case managers, and the treatment team, timely documentation of assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and billing entries while ensuring high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Provides integrated behavioral health services to adults with co-occurring disorders.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients in virtual and in-person settings.
• Collaborates with counselors, case managers, and treatment team.
• Completes medical records, treatment plans, and billing entries accurately.

Responsibilities

• Provide integrated behavioral health services to patients virtually and in person.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests when appropriate.
• Design and document treatment plans including prescriptions.
• Coordinate care with primary care providers and other teams.
• Maintain regulatory documentation and patient education.

Skills

Integrated behavioral health

SUD & Mental Health

Medical records management

Care coordination

Patient education

Job description

Job Overview

20 hours per week - f lexible hours but evenings preferred | Hybrid - 2X/week in Columbia, MD

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing integrated behavioral health services to patients both virtually and in person.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat adult patients with co-occurring SUD and Mental Health disorders. Establishes medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
• Collaborate with counselors, case managers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care.
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
• Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.
• Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Designs, orders, and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of health information and diagnostic results.
• Initiates protocols/clinical pathways and evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
• Performs invasive procedures when needed.
• Collaborates with primary care providers regarding admission, discharge, and transfer decisions.
• Presents patients in the caseload in rounds.
• Communicates plan of care with appropriate providers including the collaborative physician, the primary care provider, the referring provider, the nursing staff, and the case manager.
• Communicates plans of care with the patients and family members. Provides patient and family instruction related to the plan of care, disease process, new treatment plans, and medication regimens.
• Counsels and educates patients and family members in disease processes, health maintenance and health promotion activities. Provides primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive care services.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and specialty consultations or other agency involvement as needed.
• Facilitates patient flow.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team including case management ensuring appropriate and timely discharge.
• Provides specialty consultation.
• Advocates for patients ensuring patient/family participation in care, knowledge of treatment options, and understanding of patient rights.
• Considers the holistic needs of patients and orchestrates resources (i.e., pain service, palliative care)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Responsibilities

• Provides formal and informal educational programs for other members of the health care team consistent with evidence-based practice standards.
• Participates in mentoring activities. Precepts interns.
• Promotes understanding of disease processes in area of specialty/program.
• Functions as a clinical resource for other team members including but not limited to interns, residents, fellows, nurses, and medical students.
• Provides community education, health promotion, and outreach.
• Acts as a community health resource.

Clinical Leadership/Outcomes

• Is responsible for coordinating adequate nurse practitioner coverage on their service.
• Works with the physician and nurse practitioner staff to ensure this coverage.
• Works with primary care providers to achieve service specific outcome targets for key metrics including clinical outcomes, level of service, cost of care and patient satisfaction.
• Participates in performance improvement activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes and minimizing variation.
• In collaboration with physician leadership and the entire leadership team, develops clinical pathways.
• Participates in and leads quality assurance activities (i.e., chart reviews, peer review) and establishes standard of practice.
• Advances the patient care delivery process through the application of research, evidence-based practice standards, and industry best practices.
• Advises and influences CCG policies and procedures to improve the delivery of care.
• Introduces and evaluates new patient care delivery systems, models of care and therapeutic and preventive interventions that target patient needs not met by current care delivery strategies.
• Actively participates and contributes to various department and division meetings and organizational initiatives.
• Maintains compliance and regulatory documentation for administrative purposes and reimbursement for services.
• Participates in accreditation readiness.Supervises ancillary staff including completing annual reviews.

Customer Service

• Models and upholds a customer service focus to all internal and external customers.
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