Advanced Practice Provider - FT Behavioral Health - Topeka - PMHNP required

Stormont-Vail HealthCare•Topeka, KS

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider provides patient care as an assistant to physicians in facilities and clinics, following established standards and practices. The role works in partnership with attending medical staff to coordinate APP work and deliver care that meets unit, hospital, and system goals. Work may be onsite, hybrid, or remote depending on departmental needs. Stormont Vail Health's professional nursing care is guided by Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared Governance, aligned with the organization's mission, vision, and values. The position requires a registered nurse credential and valid APRN licensure, or the required physician assistant credential, as applicable. Nurse practitioners must be certified by a recognized national certifying body. Additional certifications may be required for particular patient care settings or populations; the department director will provide details and the timeframe for attaining them at hire or transfer. APRNs must maintain RN competencies designated by federal and state organizations and Stormont Vail Health policy. This is a full-time, first-shift position with 40 hours per week and no supervisory or budget responsibility. The position is patient-facing and has hybrid remote-work capability. Remote work requires a quiet, distraction-free workspace that meets security and privacy standards, stable electricity, internet with at least 25 Mbps upload and download speed, focused attention during working hours, adherence to agreed break and attendance schedules, and compliance with the organization's Remote Worker Policy and annual Remote Work Agreement.

Requirements

Maintain registered nurse competencies designated by federal and state organizations and Stormont Vail Health policy.
Hold valid APRN licensure.
Be certified as a nurse practitioner by a recognized national certifying body that has established standards for nurse practitioners, or hold the required Physician Assistant (PA) credential from KSBHA.
Follow the Kansas Nurse Practice Act and applicable management protocols.
Hold DEA registration to prescribe controlled substances.

Responsibilities

Coordinate APP work in partnership with attending medical staff to provide patient care and meet unit, hospital, and system goals.
Perform complete physical examinations and record findings.
Obtain detailed and accurate health histories and review patient records.
Order appropriate laboratory, radiological, and other diagnostic studies and procedures.
Assess normal and abnormal findings from histories, physical examinations, laboratory reports, and diagnostic tests.
Prescribe prescription-only drugs under written protocol as permitted by the Kansas Nurse Practice Act and applicable regulations; obtain DEA registration to prescribe controlled substances, and remain within the supervising physician's prescribing authority.
Ensure patient care complies with Stormont Vail Health's mission, strategic plans, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Practice within the Kansas Nurse Practice Act and management protocols and support established Stormont Vail Health care models.
Institute emergency measures, provide emergency treatment, or take appropriate stabilization measures when necessary.
Provide patients and families with health care and health-promotion instructions and guidance.
Arrange inpatient admissions at the direction of the collaborating physician.
Triage telephone calls from nursing facilities and provide consultation.
Remain involved in professional organizations and pursue individual professional development.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Provide discharge instructions and referrals when necessary.
See patients by consultation and round on them in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements, and perform other duties as assigned.