Family Nurse Practitioner

KANZA MENTAL HEALTH AND GUIDANCE CENTER INC•Hiawatha, KS

15d•$114,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is employed by Kanza Mental Health and Guidance Center and provides comprehensive, evidence-based, trauma-informed, and person-centered healthcare through its Medical Services Department. Initially, the role focuses on collaborative care at Northeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department offices in Atchison, Brown, and Jackson counties. The position is intended to be sustainable at Kanza and is not contingent on continued grant funding; service locations, patient populations, and duties may change to meet Kanza's needs. The APRN provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment, medication management, health education, preventive care, care coordination, and follow-up within their education, certification, Kansas licensure, population focus, competency, clinical privileges, applicable laws, and organizational policies. Services emphasize maternal and reproductive health, including prenatal and postpartum care; substance-use disorder treatment and MAT/MOUD; behavioral-health integration; chronic disease management; and other medical and community health services. The APRN serves people across the lifespan as appropriate to their scope, with particular attention to people and families facing barriers to healthcare access. The APRN collaborates with Kanza staff, Health Department personnel, healthcare providers, pharmacies, hospitals, specialists, social-service agencies, and community partners. Kanza retains responsibility for the APRN's employment, clinical oversight, credentialing, performance management, and compliance. When working at Health Department sites, the APRN coordinates with designated personnel on site operations and related matters.

Requirements

Master's degree or higher in nursing from an accredited program appropriate to the APRN's role and population focus.
Current, unrestricted Kansas Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licenses, or eligibility for Kansas licensure before employment begins.
Current national board certification appropriate to the APRN's role and population focus from a nationally recognized certifying organization.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers.
Eligibility to provide the required clinical services within the APRN's education, certification, licensure, population focus, and demonstrated competency.
Current prescriptive authority consistent with Kansas licensure requirements and the position's responsibilities.
If prescribing controlled substances, ability to maintain required federal and state registrations and comply with applicable requirements, including active DEA registration when required.
Demonstrated clinical competence in assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, patient education, and care coordination.
Demonstrated ability to work with individuals experiencing medical, mental health, substance-use, or co-occurring conditions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately manage sensitive medical, behavioral-health, and substance-use information.
Ability to work independently and effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Successful completion of required pre-employment screenings, background checks, and drug testing.
Valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and reliable transportation for travel between Kanza and partner locations as needed.
Maintain all professional licenses, certifications, registrations, and continuing education required for the position.

Nice To Haves

Board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP), or another APRN certification appropriate to the services provided.
Experience providing prenatal and postpartum care.
Experience in maternal and reproductive health, women's health, family planning, or community maternal health.
Experience providing MAT or MOUD.
Experience treating people with substance-use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
Experience in community health, public health, federally qualified health centers, rural healthcare, integrated care, behavioral health, or other safety-net healthcare settings.
Experience working with pregnant or postpartum people experiencing substance-use disorders.
Experience collaborating with hospitals, obstetric providers, behavioral-health providers, pharmacies, public health agencies, and community-based organizations.
Experience with electronic health records and healthcare practice-management systems.
Experience with quality improvement, population health, grant-funded programs, or public health reporting.
Bilingual or multilingual communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, preventive care, patient education, and follow-up within the APRN's authorized scope and clinical privileges.
Provide and coordinate primary and preventive healthcare, with emphasis on maternal and reproductive health, prenatal and postpartum care, substance-use disorder treatment and MAT/MOUD, behavioral-health integration, and chronic disease management.
Coordinate care with individuals receiving services, families or designated supports, clinical staff, pharmacies, laboratories, hospitals, specialists, primary care providers, Health Department personnel, and community organizations.
Review outside medical records, laboratory results, hospital records, medication lists, and other relevant clinical information.
Make appropriate referrals and follow up on referrals, diagnostic studies, laboratory results, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and other significant clinical events.
Help individuals navigate healthcare systems and access medical, behavioral-health, social-service, and community resources.
Participate in multidisciplinary case consultation and care planning and promote continuity of care across Kanza, Health Department, hospital, primary-care, specialty-care, behavioral-health, and community settings.
Document clinical care, prescriptions, orders, procedures, referrals, communications, education, and follow-up accurately and promptly in Kanza's designated electronic health record.
Review and follow up on laboratory and diagnostic results, maintain accurate medication lists, and complete medication reconciliation as appropriate.
Complete required clinical, program, quality-measure, and administrative documentation within established deadlines, including documentation for MAT/MOUD and prenatal and postpartum care.
Protect individually identifiable health information and maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, Kanza policies, and applicable requirements.
Participate in public health programs, communicable-disease prevention and response, maternal and child health initiatives, vaccination clinics, outreach, community education, preparedness, and emergency or disaster response as assigned.
Represent Kanza professionally at community meetings, outreach events, coalition activities, and collaborative initiatives.
Assist with program development, implementation, evaluation, and quality-improvement activities related to assigned services.
Provide respectful, trauma-informed, person-centered, culturally responsive, and equitable healthcare, and maintain professional boundaries and respectful communication.
Participate in staff meetings, clinical consultation, supervision, training, peer review, quality improvement, credentialing, and organizational initiatives as required.
Provide clinical consultation, education, and guidance to nursing and medical support staff within the APRN's role, scope, privileges, and organizational structure.
Assist in developing and reviewing clinical protocols, standing orders, workflows, patient education materials, and quality-improvement processes.
Maintain required licensure, certification, continuing education, clinical competencies, and other professional qualifications.
Follow Kanza policies and maintain dependable attendance; travel between service locations as needed.
Perform other related duties as assigned by Kanza leadership.