Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatry

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

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JOB OVERVIEW :

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will provide services to adults according to certification, in community-based nurse-managed health centers to diverse and underserved populations. This position will report to the Medical Director.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide bio-psychosocial evaluations for adults at health centers and outreach sites.
• Provide medication management using specified guidelines at health centers and outreach sites.
• Organize group education programs, as appropriate, for homeless people.
• Refer clients to psychiatric and other emergency departments, substance abuse and mental health care providers, and other providers as appropriate.
• Counsel consumers with mental illness and substance abuse disorders on the management of their illnesses.
• Incorporate evidence-based practices including cognitive behavioral therapy and self-management.
• Train shelter staff, as needed, on the management of behavioral health problems and other health issues.
• Participate in advocacy and coordination committees addressing issues related to homelessness.
• Provide consultation on behavioral health to Health Care for the Homeless management and clinical staff.
• Train community and academic health care professionals to provide comprehensive, culturally competent behavioral health care to homeless people.
• Notify the Infection Control Coordinator immediately of suspected or confirmed communicable diseases that can be transmitted through routine shelter contact.
• Provide psychiatric treatment or consultation services to assigned clients and families as indicated and clinically appropriate, including managing an assigned caseload and completing documentation in a timely manner.
• Ensure that psychiatric evaluations and medication management documentation meet all stakeholder, payor, and regulatory expectations and include clinically appropriate diagnoses and recommendations.
• Utilize evidence-based practices as appropriate for the individual client and program philosophy.
• Ensure clients are provided with psychiatric services based on need and contractual agreements. Ensure that these services are fully integrated into the overall treatment plan for each individual client.
• Prescribe buprenorphine-naloxone / buprenorphine to patients who are enrolled in the MAT program and who are in compliance with the treatment contract.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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EOE