Advanced Practice Nurse (PMHNP), C&Y CSU (EPS)

Mental Health Cooperative•Nashville, TN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. This position is for providing Psychiatric services to EPS with a schedule of 7 days on, 7 days off. During each 7-day work rotation, there is one 12-hour shift on Day 1, followed by six 10-hour shifts from Day 2 through 7. This rotating schedule provides every other week off.

Requirements

Valid Tennessee APN license with Psych & Mental Health Nurse Certification
Valid Tennessee Driver’s License
Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation
Personal Automobile Insurance
Obtains up to date thorough knowledge of psychiatry and psychopharmacology
High level of communication skills with consumers
Familiarization with APA Practice Guidelines (American Psychiatric Association), current journals and other published information.
Ability to communicate with different levels of consumers and co-workers
Good ability to do written evaluations
Meet deadlines
Prepared for meetings
Progress Notes and Medication Orders are entered timely
Plan PTO in advance
Flexibility to adapt to different clinical settings when needed (Routine, Urgent, Emergent)
Provides consumer focused services to consumers and their supports in a culturally sensitive manner, that is specific to the consumer’s age and condition.
Demonstrates emotional resilience and stability, adaptability, flexibility and tolerance of ambiguity and anxiety.
Uses effective listening, nonverbal, explanatory, interviewing and writing skills to elicit and provide information.
Displays sensitivity and responsiveness to consumers’ culture, age, gender, and disabilities.
Uses information technology, applies medical information and clinical data systems to provide evidenced-based care.
Assessments are complete and include accurate, thorough history-taking and required components of the mental status and/or physical exam.
Applies evidence-based medicine to clinical decisions and demonstrates awareness of quality improvement measures and application to clinical practice.
Demonstrates an understanding of the contexts and systems in which services are provided and able to apply this knowledge to improve care.
Demonstrates ability to perform agency identified de-escalation and safety skills through agency-identified training and skills performance.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and diagnose individuals who are experiencing a psychiatric emergent/urgent condition in EPS, face-to-face and/or by telehealth.
Pharmacological treatment for patients including prescribing medications and using OrderConnect.
Consult with MCRT when needed regarding dispositions from EPS services.
Complete Certificates of Need (33-6-404’s) when clinically indicated and work collaboratively with MCRT to ensure hospitalization referral process is completed.
Coordinate medical aspects of treatment with Nurse, Discharge Specialist Care Management Supervisor and/or Care Managers.
Participate and provide supervision during daily report and provide consultation by phone when needed.
Seek supervision from supervising MD as appropriate.
Consult with outside providers regarding EPS consumers as needed.
Follow protocols as established by the EPS Medical Director, Medical Director and Director of EPS.