Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Jefferson Hospital

Jefferson University Physicians; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Jefferson University Physicians seeks an Advanced Practice Clinician (Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) to provide comprehensive behavioral health care within ambulatory settings including office-based outpatient and partial hospitalization programs.

The role involves conducting psychiatric evaluations, data collection, order interpretation, and creating individualized plans of care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree and PMHNP board certification (CAQ-Psych preferred) or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and documents in EMR.
• Orders data, supports diagnostics, and participates in differential diagnoses.
• Identifies outcomes and formulates a dynamic Plan of Care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Maintains professional practice, CEUs, licensure, and ongoing training.

Education

Master's Degree National Board Certification as a Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (CAQ-Psych Preferred) or with experience.

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition 1 Job Details Advance Practice Clinician Job Description

The advanced practice clinician (APC), Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, works in collaboration with, and is an integral member of, a multidisciplinary health care team. The APC provides comprehensive care in the Behavioral Health ambulatory practice setting including office based outpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care.

Assessment & Management

Performs complete psychiatric evaluations, including documentation in the electronic medical record. Orders and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated. The APP may serve as the first responder for both nursing and house staff in the event of patient status changes, orders, and in situations requiring procedural and resuscitative interventions. Assesses for risks and contributing factors associated with the care of the acute and complex chronically ill patient including: medical comorbidities, medication side effects, and psychosocial determinants.

Diagnosis

Collaborates with interdisciplinary health care team in making diagnoses of acute and complex chronic conditions. Manages diagnostic tests through ordering, interpretation, performance, and supervision. Formulates differential diagnoses by priority. Diagnoses complications and orders appropriate interventions.

Plan of Care

Identifies expected outcomes from diagnosis, and formulates and documents a plan of care to address complex acute and chronic health care needs. Utilizes evidenced based practice guidelines and protocols in an individualized, dynamic plan of care that can be applied across the continuum. Implements and modifies plan of care. Prescribes diagnostic strategies and therapeutic interventions. May perform advanced procedures and psychotherapeutic techniques consistent with privileges, training, and competency validation.

Documentation

Documents/dictates key components of patient's progress via daily progress note, transfer, and discharge summary, and or clinic note where applicable. Documentation is timely, meets acute care compliance standards and captures patient acuity.

Communication and Collaboration

Maintains ongoing communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary health care team and supervising/collaborating physician. Facilitates and communicates with patient, family and staff to promote continuity of care across the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care.

Professional Practice

Demonstrates Professional Practice behaviors including working relationships with department staff, care team, and preceptor/mentoring of students where applicable. Seeks opportunities for active engagement in research, the analysis of evidenced based practice and engagement with Jefferson Health enterprise meetings. Participates in specialty specific meetings as scheduled. Maintains CEUs, licensure, certifications, and trainings as dictated by professional Qualifications. Master's Degree National Board Certification as a Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (CAQ-Psych Preferred) or with experience.

Qualifications

Master's Degree National Board Certification as a Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (CAQ-Psych Preferred) or with experience.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Employee Entity Jefferson University Physicians Primary Location Address 833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

About Jefferson University

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here.

Mission and Culture

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.