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

Stormont Vail Health•Topeka, KS

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This full-time, patient-facing position provides behavioral health care in partnership with physicians and follows established standards and practices. The position may work on-site, hybrid, or remote depending on departmental needs; the listed remote work capability is hybrid. Professional nursing care at Stormont-Vail Health is guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared Governance, in keeping with the organization’s mission, vision, and values. The Advanced Practice Provider works with attending medical staff to coordinate patient care and support unit, hospital, and system goals. The role conducts examinations and health histories, reviews records and diagnostic findings, orders appropriate tests and procedures, and prescribes medication within applicable Kansas law, protocols, and the supervising physician’s authority. It also includes patient and family guidance, emergency stabilization, admissions and discharge-related work, telephone triage and consultation, and maintaining confidentiality and professional development. The position requires applicable Kansas APRN licensure and national nurse practitioner certification, or the required Kansas Physician Assistant credential. A DEA registration is required to prescribe controlled substances. Additional certification may be required for specific care settings or populations. The role has no supervisory or budget responsibility.

Requirements

Maintain Registered Nurse competencies as designated by federal and state organizations and Stormont Vail Health policy.
Hold valid Kansas APRN licensure and certification as a nurse practitioner from a recognized national certifying body, or hold the required Kansas Physician Assistant credential.
A DEA registration number is required to prescribe controlled substances.
Work within the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, applicable protocols, and the supervising physician’s prescribing authority.
For remote work, maintain a quiet, distraction-free workspace that meets security and privacy standards, stable electricity, and internet access with a minimum 25 Mbps upload and download speed; dedicate full attention to job duties and communications, follow agreed break and attendance schedules, and comply with the Remote Worker Policy and annual Remote Work Agreement.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the work of the APP 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 tests and procedures; assess findings from histories, examinations, and test results.
Prescribe prescription-only drugs in accordance with written protocols, Kansas law, and the supervising physician’s prescribing authority.
Ensure care complies with Stormont Vail Health’s mission, plans, regulations, policies, procedures, management protocols, and established care models.
Provide emergency treatment or stabilization measures as needed.
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.
Participate in professional organizations and pursue individual development.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Provide discharge instructions and referrals when necessary.
Respond to consultation requests and round on patients in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements; perform other duties as assigned.