Nurse Practitioner | CRNP-PMH

Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 96,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to assess, diagnose, and treat adults with mental health and/or substance use disorders. The role involves in-person care across Kolmac and affiliated practices, collaborating with therapists, counselors, and nurses.

Schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for 30 hours per week. Primary location is Columbia, MD (three days weekly) with a Towson, MD office (one day).

Qualifications

• Active Maryland CRNP-PMH license in good standing
• Active or pending Maryland CDS registration and DEA registration
• At least 1 year of clinical experience treating patients with substance use disorders
• Working knowledge of DSM-5-TR and ICD-10 diagnostic coding
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Clear, effective written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Provide integrated behavioral health services to adult patients.
• Conduct psychiatric assessments and establish diagnoses based on history, examination, and diagnostic findings.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests to evaluate patients' health.
• Develop, document, and adjust individualized treatment plans, including medication management.
• Prescribe and manage medications, including addiction treatments, and administer injections as needed.
• Collaborate with care team to coordinate care and ensure timely transitions and discharges.
• Complete accurate documentation including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and billing entries.

Job description

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health

Position summary

Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health is hiring a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to assess, diagnose, and treat adults living with mental health and/or substance use disorders. Reporting to the Medical Director, you will deliver evidence-based, integrated care in person, working alongside therapists, counselors, and nurses across Kolmac and its affiliated practices.

• Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 30 hours per week
• Primary location: Columbia, MD (3 days per week)
• Secondary location: Towson office in Lutherville, MD, just outside Baltimore(1 day per week)
• Reports to: Medical Director
• Pay Range: $70-85/hour pending experience

Clinical care

• Provide integrated behavioral health services to adult patients.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and substance use assessments, and establish diagnoses based on history, examination, and diagnostic findings.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests to evaluate patients' physical and mental health.
• Develop, document, and adjust individualized treatment plans, including medication management, based on a full review of health information and test results.
• Prescribe and manage medications, including medications for addiction treatment, and administer injections as clinically indicated.
• Perform invasive procedures within scope of practice when needed.
• Initiate clinical protocols and pathways and evaluate each plan of care to ensure timely intervention.
• Provide primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention services, and address patients' holistic needs by coordinating additional resources such as pain management or palliative care.
• Complete accurate, timely documentation, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.

Care coordination and patient engagement

• Collaborate with counselors, case managers, nursing staff, and the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and ensure appropriate, timely transitions and discharges.
• Communicate plans of care to the collaborating physician, primary care and referring providers, nursing staff, and case managers.
• Work with primary care providers on admission, discharge, and transfer decisions.
• Present patients from your caseload during clinical meetings.
• Initiate referrals, specialty consultations, and involvement of outside agencies as needed, and provide specialty consultation to colleagues.
• Educate patients and families about diagnoses, treatment options, medications, health maintenance, and health promotion.
• Advocate for patients by encouraging patient and family participation in care and ensuring they understand their treatment options and rights.
• Support efficient patient flow through the practice.

Education and mentoring

• Deliver formal and informal evidence-based education to members of the care team.
• Precept students and interns and participate in mentoring programs.
• Serve as a clinical resource on co-occurring disorders for nurses, interns, residents, fellows, and medical students.
• Provide community education, health promotion, and outreach as a behavioral health resource for the community.

Clinical leadership and quality

• Coordinate nurse practitioner coverage for your service in partnership with physician and NP colleagues.
• Work with primary care providers to meet targets for clinical outcomes, level of service, cost of care, and patient satisfaction.
• Lead and participate in quality assurance and performance improvement activities, including chart reviews and peer review.
• Partner with physician and organizational leadership to develop clinical pathways and standards of practice.
• Apply research, evidence-based standards, and industry best practices to advance care delivery.
• Recommend improvements to Kolmac policies and procedures and help introduce and evaluate new models of care and interventions that address unmet patient needs.
• Maintain compliance, regulatory, and reimbursement documentation, and support accreditation readiness.
• Clinically supervise ancillary staff
• Contribute to department meetings and organizational initiatives.

Professional conduct

• Model a service-focused approach with patients, families, colleagues, and partners.
• Treat everyone in the workplace with respect.
• Protect the confidentiality of patient information in line with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Licensure and registration

• Active Maryland CRNP-PMH license in good standing
• Active or pending Maryland CDS registration and DEA registration

Experience

• At least 1 year of clinical experience treating patients with substance use disorders

Skills

• Working knowledge of the DSM-5-TR and ICD-10 diagnostic coding
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Clear, effective written and verbal communication
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office