PSYCH MENTAL HEALTH NP

Center for Health Care Services; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Center for Health Care Services in Texas seeks a PMHNP to lead psychiatric assessment, prescribe medications, and coordinate care for clients with serious mental illness. You will supervise staff, conduct exams, and monitor treatment plans in a fast-paced clinical setting.

Responsibilities include education, crisis response, and ensuring compliance with state laws and professional standards. Strong collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and proficiency in EMR systems are essential.

Qualifications

• MSN from an accredited university.
• Completion of an accredited Psychiatric Residency Program with PMHNP designation.
• Experience prescribing medications for serious persistent mental illness.
• Knowledge of development, implementation, and documentation of individualized care.
• Knowledge of state and federal laws and professional standards in psychiatry.
• Ability to evaluate patients and coordinate treatment with clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervises assigned personnel, assigns work, and conducts performance evaluations.
• Conducts psychiatric examinations and reviews collateral information.
• Evaluates clients and makes medication decisions for stabilization.
• Provides education and counseling to clients.
• Completes certificates for involuntary treatment as required by law.
• Reviews and revises treatment plans and documents diagnoses.
• Manages supply and inventory of medication samples.
• Responds to emergencies and crisis situations; orders emergency medications.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Psychiatric evaluation

Medication management

Education and counseling

MS Office proficiency

EMR systems proficiency

Education

Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN)

PMHNP designation

Accredited Psychiatric Residency Program

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMR systems

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

Examines, diagnoses, and treats patients. Conducts psychiatric examinations. Prescribes and monitors client responses to psychotropic medications and other consumer/patient related services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation. The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. The omission of a function does not preclude management from assigning essential duties not listed herein if such duties relate to the position.

• Supervises the work of assigned personnel, including assigning and reviewing work, providing guidance, and conducting performance evaluations.
• Conducts psychiatric examinations and reviews collateral information of assigned patients in accordance with laws and best practices.
• Evaluates clients and makes decisions on medications for stabilization of symptoms.
• Provides education and counseling to clients.
• Completes physician's certificates or other documentation for involuntary treatment in accordance with applicable laws and the Mental Health Code.
• Conducts regular reviews and revisions of treatment plans and provides diagnosis on assigned patients as required by program and regulatory protocols.
• Manages supply and inventory of medication samples.
• Responds to emergencies and crisis situations. Orders and monitors emergency medications.
• Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited university and,
• Completion of an accredited Psychiatric Residency Program and have PMHNP designation of at least one (1) year of experience prescribing medications and working with clients with serious persistent mental illness.
• Experience in a psychiatric setting.
• Must have working knowledge of the principles of the development, implementation, and documentation of individualized care and treatment.
• Must have working knowledge of State and Federal laws and professional standards related to psychiatric treatment.
• Must have ability to evaluate patients, set up and carry out an effective course of treatment utilizing the expertise of other clinical personnel with a minimum of direction.
• Must have proficiency with standard Microsoft Office applications and EMR systems.

Licenses or Certifications

• Current Texas RN Advanced Practice the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Substance Registration Certificate.
• Completion of an accredited Psychiatric Residency Program and have PMHNP designation of at least one (1) year of experience prescribing medications and working with clients with serious persistent mental illness.

Other Requirements

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance coverage, be able to travel as needed, and be able to meet on a consistent basis the driving record requirements of the Company’s auto insurance carrier if you drive your vehicle during company business.
• Must maintain required credentials and mandatory training requirements to ensure compliance with all State regulations and CHCS policies.
• Must be able to meet the physical requirements to complete Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) and CPR training including lifting up to 12 lbs. and supporting up to 55 lbs.; bending, stooping and getting on and off the floor without assistance.
• Must have adequate mobility that requires frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching (vertical and horizontal), using fingers, hands, legs and torso in various care.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) is a proven safe and harm-free method of behavior modification. All consumer-facing employees of CHCS must take NCI courses facilitated by the CHCS Training team within the first 45 days of employment.
• NCI is intended to support human service professionals in giving aggressive, disruptive, or out-of-control people the best care and welfare possible, even in the most violent situation.
• NCI training provides staff with the skills to safely recognize and respond to everyday crisis situations that may involve more challenging behaviors. It focuses on prevention and offers proven strategies for safely defusing anxious, hostile or violent behavior at the earliest possible stage.
• Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following may result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A & B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and Family Violence Convictions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Language Proficiency Pay (LPP) payments are subject to successful testing, certification by CHCS Payroll, and availability of funding. Funding may be renewed in subsequent fiscal years but is not guaranteed.

SUPERVISION

• Work requires managing and monitoring work performance of a business unit or key work area including evaluating program/work objectives and effectiveness, establishing broad organizational goals, and realigning work and staffing assignments for the department.

COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES

Leadership Principles

1. Strong Multifaceted Intellect – Possesses a rich and robust mind, effectively addresses complex business issues and problems, can work on issues collaboratively and has an ability to deal with multiple variables simultaneously.
2. Deeply Committed Change Agent – Possess a strong identification with change agency and demonstrates effective change within a business context, comfortable questioning existing business practices and organizational norms, exhibits an unease with what is current and routinely accepted.
3. Organizational Leadership – Exhibits practiced and seasoned business and organizational leadership skills, demonstrates and lives the leadership values and behavioral principles, demonstrates interpersonal/emotional intelligence, possesses a proven track record of leading and managing groups, possesses “leadership” presence, thinks and leads with a “ONE CENTER” mindset, works collaboratively and cross functionally with peers and their subordinate groups.
4. Deep Business Acumen – A strong understanding of mental health and substance treatment and care.Understands and appreciates the value and function of strong business practices, demonstrates a strong and unusual capability to quickly learn and master what is unfamiliar and new concerning behavioral health care, values change and innovation and the importance of our success.
5. Values and Understands – The importance of external groups and stakeholders to the behavioral health business and our position to individuals not familiar with behavioral health.
6. Well-Rounded Communicator – Possesses effective and well developed communication skills, demonstrates a seasoned and artful comfort with the spoken word and can effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and with people of different backgrounds and interests, practices effective/active listening, “hears” the questions being asked, both expressed and unexpressed.
7. Emotionally Tough and Resilient – Possesses healthy and effective levels of emotional toughness, personal resilience and self-confidence as well as appropriate levels of personal flexibility and adaptability, works within a high demand environment without “personalizing” critical comments or criticism, knows where and how he/she can add value.

Knowledge of:

• State and Federal laws and professional standards related to psychiatric treatment.
• The principles of the development, implementation, and documentation of individualized care and treatment.
• Mental health laws.
• Applicable software applications.
• Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

Skilled in:

• Critical thinking
• Counseling
• Organization and time management.
• Performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature.
• Performing basic mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, and ratios.

Ability to:

• Evaluate patients, set up, and carry out an effective course of treatment utilizing the expertise of other clinical personnel with a minimum of direction.
• Respond to emergencies.
• Effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Maintain accurate and complete records.
• Meet schedules and deadlines of the work.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Accurately organize and maintain paper documents and electronic files.
• Maintain the confidentiality of information and professional boundaries.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to meet the physical requirements to complete Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) and CPR training including lifting up to 12 lbs. and supporting up to 55 lbs.; bending, stooping and getting on and off the floor without assistance.
• Must have adequate mobility that requires frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching (vertical and horizontal), using fingers, hands, legs and torso in various care.