P/T Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner ID-7789
JOB SUMMARY:
Alter Behavioral Health operates a series of evidence-based residential treatment centers for primary mental health disorders. We are a leader and innovator in transforming lives and are establishing a new level of care in primary mental health treatment.
The Nurse Practitioner has a principal function to lead a team of compassionate medical staff to care for individuals receiving care at the Program. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible to directly oversee and lead all nursing services and personnel to support medical and clinical performance and best practice standards within Mental Health Treatment Services at all levels of care offered by the aforementioned programs as well as within Mental Health and Psychiatric Treatment Services. This position represents a collaborative, collective voice for all Medical Staff at in the employ of and/or contracted at a facility owned and operated by the Program.
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EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/ or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education, Licensure & Certification: Individual holds a current, unrestricted medical license as a Nurse Practitioner or equivalent or greater licensure in the state of California.
- Individual holds a current, unrestricted DEA Certification. Individual holds current CPR / First Aid Certification, BLS or ACLS preferred.
- Experience: A minimum of 1 year of experience working in Disorder Treatment, Mental Health, Psychiatric Treatment settings preferred. Individual possesses a minimum of 1 years of supervisory experience.
- Knowledge & Skills: Individual possesses an exceptional medical understanding of disorders, treatments, and pharmacotherapies for Adult Mental Health Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders, and ASAM. Individual possesses knowledge of and complies with Federal, State, and Local laws, as they pertain to Psychiatric Treatment settings. Individual possesses knowledge of and complies with all applicable laws to physicians including HIPAA and title 42 CFR.
Ethics & Morals: Individual must practice and maintain the highest ethical and moral standards among all employees, contractors, patients and members of the general public.
Integrity & Character: Individual must possess the ability to remove bias and provide client care and program management that aligns with the Core Values of the organization.
Interpersonal & Spoken Skills: Individual must possess strong speaking skills that can be utilized to communicate with staff and speak to clients as well as conduct training presentations for staff. Individual must possess exceptional bedside manner.
Communication: Individual must possess professional, tactful communication skills to effectively conduct interdepartmental communications as well as effectively communicate as necessary for teamwork, time management, staff oversight, and client communications.
Leadership Skills: Individual must possess people-management skills and is self-motivated to take initiative when presented with challenges, viewing such situations as opportunities for growth.
Organizational Skills: Individual must possess the ability to develop, implement, and oversee processes, especially as it pertains clinical and program oversight.
Time Management Skills: Individual must demonstrate excellent time management skills with proven ability to prioritize, monitor multiple tasks at one time, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Individual must demonstrate ability to collect and analyze information, problem solve, and make decisions as it pertains to long term development of medical and clinical services.
Computer Literacy: Individual must be computer literate and able to effectively utilize Electronic Medical Record systems.
Technical Writing Skills: Individual must have excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills as it pertains to technical writing necessary for clinical and medical policy, procedure, and training drafting.
Confidentiality: Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
Documentation: Individual upholds and assists with development, review, revision, and implementation of the policies and procedures of the facilities including, but not limited to, the development of treatment protocols, admission criteria, exclusion criteria, discharge criteria, and transfer criteria.
Flexible Availability: Willing and able to work days, evening hours, nights, weekends, and be on-call, as necessary.
Travel Capabilities: If more than one facility, capable of travel between facilities.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Additional Required Skills & Qualifications: Individual demonstrates cultural sensitivity and a desire to work with an ethnically diverse adult population as well as ability to interact effectively and professionally with persons from diverse socioeconomic, education, racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds.
Health Care Provider Duties:
- Performs client evaluations, History and Physical evaluations, medication management, and medication assisted treatment in compliance with documentation timelines set forth within the program policies and procedures and additionally as needed, as permitted by Medical Director as well as active Certifications and Licenses.
- Provides Medical Services as needed as well as upon request within eight (8) hours of request via phone or within 24 hours in person or via telehealth as needed.
- Orders labs and other medically appropriate testing, prescribes medications, and treatments for clients.
- Participates in the development and implementation of treatment plans and collaboratively participates in discharge planning.
- Consults with other physicians/clinicians about each client’s specific need and refers to specialists as necessary
- Documents all Client contact accurately and timely in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- Participates as an active member of the Multidisciplinary team.
- Other duties as assigned including but not limited to participate on clinical/medical committees, providing education and quality review.
- Participates in the medical on-call rotation and is available to respond to all emergencies at the facilities 24/7.
- Regularly review and recommend changes in program services to meet client needs with particular emphasis on services for underserved populations, oversight of program evaluation and quality assurance functions for department including assessment of applicable legal and professional requirements and monitoring treatment plans for clients.
- Work with other members of the management team to assure successful communication and coordination between all departments and participate in strategic planning.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Alter Health Group and all facilities owned and operated by Alter Health Group, as listed above, are committed to principles of equal opportunities for all employees. The Company will provide reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with State and Federal disability discrimination laws.
- Ability to sit, use hands and fingers, talk or hear, and smell continually. Ability to stand, walk and reach frequently. Ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch occasionally.
- Ability to frequently lift and carry up to 10 lbs. and occasionally lift and carry up to 25 lbs.
- Close vision required to see computer monitor, read documents, and operate copy and fax machine. Distance vision required to drive an automobile, if driving is a requirement of the job.
- Work environment is indoors and climate controlled. Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
- Moderate noise levels as found in a business office with computer printers, households with TVs and dishwashers, and driving light traffic.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: The above job description is intended to describe the content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
EVALUATION: Evaluation is conducted at frequencies delineated within the Policies and Procedures via Peer Review conducted by a Health Care Provider with equivalent or greater licensure. A self-query will also be conducted as needed. Measured are the employee’s demonstrated job, relevant knowledge and essential skills, such as work practices, policies, procedures, resources, laws, customer service, and technical information, as well as, the relationship of work to the organization’s mission. Also measured are the employee’s self-improvement efforts to enhance skills and knowledge to stay current with changes impacting the job.
ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: Individual will pursue and complete annual Continuing Education Units within a relevant healthcare field/topics to ensure they remain current on care standards within the employed industry / health care field in addition to mandatory trainings set forth by Supervisor and Program Policies & Procedures.
JOB DESCRIPTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Signatures below indicate that this job description has been reviewed with the employee by the supervisor, and that the employee has been given the opportunity to ask questions. (A copy has been provided for future reference). By signing this Job Description, I hereby acknowledge that I have received a copy of my duties and responsibilities. I agree to read it thoroughly and agree that if there is any job function/duty in this Job Description that I do not understand, I will seek clarification from my supervisor. I acknowledge that the information contained in this Job Description may be reviewed and revised from time to time as circumstances may require, and that the organization reserves the right to change or modify any part of this Job Description without prior notice. Additionally, I understand that this Job Description is a guideline, and is not intended to nor does it cover every conceivable situation that may arise. This Organization is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected criteria, the consideration of which is made impermissible by applicable law.
