PMHNP PRN- Nursing Home Setting

Integrity Care Group; Wichita, Northern (KS, KY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Integrity Care Group is hiring a PMHNP/PA to provide behavioral health services in long-term care facilities. You will perform initial psychiatric evaluations, follow-up visits, monitor medications, and coordinate with DON and care teams to ensure patient-centered care.

The role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and adherence to state and federal guidelines. PRN schedule requires flexibility to travel between facilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: Degree from accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Experience: Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Experienced FNP, AGNP.
• Skills: Understanding of medical coding and billing.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations including OSHA, HIPAA, blood borne pathogens and others.
• Competent with common PC applications including Internet, Email and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to supervise, train and evaluate new and current provider staff.
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting.
• Positive, flexible and solution-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial psychiatric evaluation for patients referred for behavioral health services by Primary Care Physician.
• Provides routine follow up visits to patients referred and evaluated for behavioral health consultation services.
• Monitor efficacy, tolerability, and continued necessity of medication treatments.
• Monitor and measure progress of any behavioral interventions, as indicated and provide documentation for visits per state and federal guidelines.
• Discuss patients needing additional specialty mental health care with DON or designee and provide clinical direction.
• Communicate treatment recommendations for psychiatric interventions when in-person evaluation isn't possible.
• Provide oversight on federally mandated psychotropic reduction trials as allowed by facility guidelines.
• Seeks consultation as indicated.
• Synthesize medical and psychiatric data to formulate evidence-based recommendations.
• Collaborate effectively in a team setting and complete documentation in a timely manner.
• Manage special projects and duties assigned.

Skills

Medical coding

HIPAA compliance

OSHA compliance

Office software

Team supervision

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

NP or PA program

Board certified PMHNP/PA/FGNP

Job description

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Responsible for providing behavioral health services to residents of residential, skilled, group and other long-term care facilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs initial psychiatric evaluation for patients referred for behavioral health services by Primary Care Physician.
• Provides routine follow up visits to patients referred and evaluated for behavioral health consultation services.
• Monitor efficacy, tolerability, and continued necessity of medication treatment(s).
• Monitor and measure progress of any behavioral interventions, as indicated. Provide documentation for initial and follow up visits as outlined by State and federal guidelines.
• Provide documentation for initial and follow up visits as outlined by state and federal guidelines.
• Discuss patients identified as being in need of additional specialty mental health care (e.g., community mental health center, day hospital or inpatient level of care, etc.) with Director of Nursing "DON" or their designee, providing clinical direction regarding treatment interventions indicated until patients are engaged in such care.
• When staff request psychiatric intervention for a patient (when unable to evaluate in person) clearly communicate to the Director of Nursing or their designee the treatment recommendations and/or related medication orders.
• Provide oversight on federally mandated psychotropic reduction trials as allowed by facility guidelines.
• Seeks consultation as indicated.
• Ability to synthesize medical and psychiatric data formulate effective and evidence based clinical recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting.
• Complete documentation in a timely fashion, for inclusion in the facility record system.
• Manages special projects and duties assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education:
• Degree from accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Experience:
• Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Experienced FNP, AGNP
• Skills:
• Understanding of medical coding and billing.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations including OSHA, HIPAA, blood borne pathogens and others.
• Competent with common PC applications including Internet, Email and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to supervise, train and evaluate new and current provider staff.
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting.
• Positive, flexible and solution-focused attitude.

Working Conditions:

• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations and interruptions.
• Occasionally subjected to irregular hours.
• Occasional pressure due to the fast paced environment.
• Available to travel as required for provision of services.

Requirements

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to see with corrective eye wear.
• Must be able to hear clearly with assistance.
• May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases.
• May be in contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Able to handle emergency or crisis situations.
• Will be required to wear protective equipment as necessary.
• Ability to escort or transport patient by wheelchair or stretcher
• Frequently: Walking, lifting, carrying and pushing.
• Occasionally: Sitting, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting.