Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

AltaPointe Health; Talladega (AL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaPointe Health is seeking a PMHNP-BC to provide psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and collaborative care within our clinical team in Alabama.

The clinician will assess, diagnose, and treat consumers, deescalate crises, document per policy, and manage caseload to meet productivity standards. Requires PMHNP-BC and Alabama license with at least two years of PMHNP experience.

Qualifications

• Current Alabama license as Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner with PMHNP-BC.
• Two years PMHNP experience required.
• Collaborative practice with physician as per protocol.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychiatric evaluation and treatment of the consumer.
• Provides appropriate medication management of the consumer.
• Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM-5 diagnosis.
• Recognizes crisis states and deescalates or refers for hospitalization as needed.
• Collaborates with supervising physician and treatment team members.
• Addresses child/adolescent competencies when applicable.
• Evaluates for medication side-effects and addresses issues.
• Maintains documentation per AltaPointe policy and standards.
• Manages caseload to meet productivity standards.

Skills

Psychiatric evaluation

Medication management

Crisis de-escalation

Collaborative care

Documentation

Caseload management

Education

PMHNP-BC certification

Alabama RN/NP license

Job description

Responsibilities

Primary Job Functions and Performance Expectations:

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provides psychiatric evaluation and treatment of the consumer
• Provides appropriate medication management of the consumer
• Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM-5 diagnosis
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate, resolve the situation or refer the consumer for hospitalization.
• Effectively collaborates with the collaborating physician if indicated, referral physicians, treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of clinical services.
• Effectively demonstrates the application of child/adolescent specific competencies.
• Evaluates for side-effects of medication, particularly tardive dyskinesia and effectively addresses the problem.
• Practices appropriate standards of care.
• Written prescriptions adhere to recommended dose and other information as identified in the PDR.
• Practices according to the Certified Nurse Practitioner Protocol as outlined by the Alabama Board of Nursing
• Prescribes medications per the approved formulary for Certified Nurse Practitioner as approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing and Alta Pointe policy and procedures

Supervision and Consultation:

• Effectively collaborates with supervising Medical Doctor in accordance with the signed protocol and formulary.
• Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
• Actively works to enhance clinical skills

Clinical Record Keeping:

• Documents per AltaPointe policy in a timely fashion
• Documents appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive psychiatric evaluations per AltaPointe policy
• Documents in a clear and concise manner, consumer symptoms and treatment
• Documents legibly
• Completes all documentation and paperwork as per AltaPointe policy
• Follows Department of Medical Records guidelines for documentation
• Reports adverse incidents involving consumers to the Performance Improvement department per AltaPointe policy and procedures for review.

Case Load Management:

• Effectively manages caseload based on consumer needs
• Meets AltaPointe productivity standards

Qualifications

Possesses current Alabama license to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner with collaborative physician and holds a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification (PMHNP-BC). Two years of PMHNP experience required.