Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Psychiatry (Outpatient)

Rogers Memorial Hospital•West Allis, WI

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Rogers Behavioral Health is a not-for-profit behavioral health system with a long history. For over 100 years, we have been providing top-quality psychiatric services to our patients and performing cutting-edge research, making us one of the leading healthcare providers in our field. RBH offers adults, as well as child and adolescent patients in our communities, the ability to receive care at multiple levels of services, including: inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient services. The three primary hospitals are located in Wisconsin, and numerous clinics spread from coast to coast in Wisconsin and 9 other states, including California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington. In this role, with the support of the collaborating physician, the provider will serve as a team leader in our patient care model, which is based on a multi-faceted treatment team methodology. Advanced Practice Providers (AHP's) have the opportunity to work in one or more levels of care, in both live and virtual environments, as well as support patient admissions, protocol development, quality assurance, and peer review evaluations. This position will be working closely with Rogers Behavioral Health’s Wisconsin Opioid Recovery Telehealth Immediate Treatment (WORTH IT) program. This program utilizes MOUD (Medications for Opioid Use Disorder), an evidence-based treatment for opioid addiction.

Requirements

Be licensed in the state as a Nurse Practitioner
Board-eligible AHP
Graduate of an accredited college or university
Successful completion of required practical training as required by graduating educational institution and licensing body in the areas of psychiatry
Two or more years experience working as a provider in another licensed hospital or clinic, preferred
Leadership and/or supervisory experience in a behavioral health organization is preferred
Experience with process improvement implementation preferred

Nice To Haves

Board certification preferred

Responsibilities

Attend Patients at the Site: AHP will be expected to attend patients and assist with patient coverage at the locations assigned by Employer, this may include multiple locations, multiple levels of care or providing virtual services to sites within the scope of AHP licensure.
Conduct medication management sessions with patients
Conduct patient psychiatric evaluations and assessments
Conduct history and physical
Create patient treatment plans and manage updates
Perform patient and family education
Participate in team and unit meetings
Create discharge plan creation
Participating in the established call schedule
Complete all charting and documentation within 24 hours
Serve as attending provider for assigned units
Round on patients as required
Medication education with nursing staff
Inservice treatment team, as needed
Meet patient productivity standards
Complete all coding and documentation standards in compliance within organizational expectations
Attend the Medical Staff meeting and the Medical Staff Executive Committee meeting
Assist in developing and maintaining positive working relationships with all contracted payors
Review of all denials of service from all payors that are deemed for medical reasons
Interface with referring parties, the psychiatrist, primary care AHP, to coordinate care, aftercare
Market Employer as appropriate, to include off-site meetings and marketing activities
Review potential admissions, pending cases, and declined admissions, as needed, to assure Employer policy execution and compliance with EMTALA
Serve an advocate for the organization
AHP will provide support, information, education and services
Participate in Employer’s quality assurance and performance improvement activities and meetings
Take an active role in identifying new program development opportunities for patient care services and Employer
Participate in community education of behavioral health issues
Provide initial placement recommendations based on admitting criteria, clinical parameters, medical history and documentation obtained through screening process provided by prospective patient or representative, as is permitted under the medical staff bylaws based on scope of licensure
Review and evaluate completed admission screenings to determine appropriate program, level of care, and mode of delivery for prospective patient
Communicate professionally and accurately
Refer to and work with other departments and agencies as needed
Report pertinent data to the attending provider and others on the team
Prioritize effectively and consistently in situations requiring immediate attention versus postponement
Immediately communicate difficult problems with referents
Develop and maintain relationships with medical staff and other providers across RBH for ongoing re-review or other case communication