Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Position: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Reports To: Director, Clinical Services

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Accountabilities

• Responsible for providing psychiatric services to clients in a variety of clinical settings during scheduled hours. Scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat children (ages 5+), adolescents, adults, and older adults experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorders while achieving targeted client impact time.
• Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement and the state's Nurse Practice Act.
• Collaborate with therapists, case managers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care.
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with contracted collaborating psychiatrist(s).
• Counsel clients during appointments, as necessary.
• Design/participate in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions.
• Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.
• Collaborate with guardians, relatives, and significant others on client's conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
• Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities/agencies (funders, insurance companies, etc.) as required.
• Return calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary)
• Respond to client emergencies.
• Responsible for making independent decisions based on protocols developed utilizing national guidelines for treatment interventions.
• Responsible for maintaining customer relations with all agency staff and clients.
• Maintain medical records for supervising psychiatrist to review 10% of them biweekly and 20% of notes for clients who are prescribed controlled substances. Collaborative Practice Agreement.
• Records all services performed for accurate billing for services provided in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as payor rules and regulations. Submits billing documents in a timely fashion.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Provides teaching and education to clinical staff, if requested.
• Follow all procedures and protocols as per Provident policy, federal and state regulations, standard practice, and in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement.
• Actively participate in all agency and department education, training, and in-services to confirm understanding of new information or changes to established clinical policies and procedures.

Supervisor Responsibilities

• Not Applicable

Work Conditions and Environment

• Primarily work out of Provident's St. Louis City location at 2650 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103, with opportunities for remote work. Office based or combination of office based and telehealth/work from home work schedule.
• Full time equates to 40 working hours per week.
• Flexibility in setting work schedule, with work hours falling between 7:00 am and 9:00 pm, Monday- Friday.
• Accessible to Provident's team of 24/7 crisis workers for clinical consultation to support PMHNP's active clients.
• Continuously meet minimum required hours of direct services to clients each week, allowing remainder of work hours for documentation, meetings, trainings, and supervision.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. Have the ability to sit for long periods of time.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Must have a reliable high-speed internet connection to work remotely, when authorized.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs.
• Attend in-person trainings on site at one or more Provident office locations, or community based throughout the St. Louis metro area and at assigned schools, as needed.

Other Skills Required

• Clinical competency treating clients of all ages, including youth, adult, and older adult populations with a variety of behavioral health concerns.
• Experience and ability delivering high-quality, client-centered care
• Strong skills using and navigating computers and software programs. Ability to navigate computer, phone, electronic health record (EHR), Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook), and other information technology systems independently.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with individuals involved in all aspects of programming and client care, including but not limited to children, parents, therapists, case manager, medical providers, school faculty and staff, collaborating psychiatrists, grantors, funders, partner agencies, members of the community and Provident team members.
• Serves as a representative of Provident, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration and discretion in all interactions with Provident team members, clients, school system staff and faculty, grantors, funders, regulators and members of the general public
• Participate as a team member, collaborating with and providing excellent customer service to clients, funding sources, peers, other Provident employees, and other internal and external customers.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general and professional documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations
• Ability to foster teamwork; train and direct the work of team members and colleagues
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work productively and make independent decisions.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques, such as risk assessment and safety planning.
• Knowledge of HIPAA and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Skilled in preparing and maintaining client documentation in an accurate and timely manner, in compliance with established audit and productivity standards.
• Ability to foster a positive and inclusive work culture with staff and colleagues and inclusive treatment environment for clients.