Nurse Practitioner (NP) | Part Time or Full Time

Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health•Hagerstown, MD

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner II at Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health and all its subsidiaries is responsible for providing evidence-based, integrated treatment to our patients. The NP II assesses, diagnoses and provides continuity care for patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. This role involves providing integrated behavioral health services to patients both virtually and in person. The Nurse Practitioner will assess, diagnose, and treat adult patients with co-occurring SUD and Mental Health disorders, establishing medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings. They will collaborate with counselors, case managers, and other treatment team members to coordinate client care, ensuring timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries. The role also includes ordering, obtaining, and interpreting diagnostic tests, designing and documenting treatment plans/plans of care with medication prescriptions, and initiating protocols/clinical pathways while evaluating the plan of care for timely intervention. The Nurse Practitioner may perform invasive procedures when needed, collaborate with primary care providers on admission, discharge, and transfer decisions, and present patients in rounds. Communication of the plan of care with appropriate providers, patients, and family members is essential, including providing instruction related to the plan of care, disease process, new treatment plans, and medication regimens. The role also encompasses counseling and educating patients and family members in disease processes, health maintenance, and health promotion activities, providing primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive care services, and initiating appropriate referrals and specialty consultations. Facilitating patient flow and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team for appropriate and timely discharge are key responsibilities. The Nurse Practitioner will also provide specialty consultation and advocate for patients, ensuring their participation in care, knowledge of treatment options, and understanding of patient rights, while considering holistic needs and orchestrating resources. Other duties as assigned are also part of the role.

Requirements

Must not be in recovery while working with DEA regulated medications
Active CRNP-PMH license in good standing
Active or pending CDS & DEA
Microsoft Office proficient
Understanding of DSM-V and diagnosis codes
Organizational and time management skills
Writing and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year experience working in SUD population.

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing integrated behavioral health services to patients both virtually and in person.
Assess, diagnose, and treat adult patients with co-occurring SUD and Mental Health disorders. Establishes medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
Collaborate with counselors, case managers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care.
Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders. Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
Designs, orders, and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of health information and diagnostic results.
Initiates protocols/clinical pathways and evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
Performs invasive procedures when needed.
Collaborates with primary care providers regarding admission, discharge, and transfer decisions.
Presents patients in the caseload in rounds.
Communicates plan of care with appropriate providers including the collaborative physician, the primary care provider, the referring provider, the nursing staff, and the case manager.
Communicates plans of care with the patients and family members. Provides patient and family instruction related to the plan of care, disease process, new treatment plans, and medication regimens.
Counsels and educates patients and family members in disease processes, health maintenance and health promotion activities. Provides primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive care services.
Initiates appropriate referrals and specialty consultations or other agency involvement as needed.
Facilitates patient flow. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team including case management ensuring appropriate and timely discharge.
Provides specialty consultation.
Advocates for patients ensuring patient/family participation in care, knowledge of treatment options, and understanding of patient rights.
Considers the holistic needs of patients and orchestrates resources (i.e., pain service, palliative care).
Performs other duties as assigned.
Provides formal and informal educational programs for other members of the health care team consistent with evidence-based practice standards.
Participates in mentoring activities. Precepts interns.
Promotes understanding of disease processes in area of specialty/program.
Functions as a clinical resource for other team members including but not limited to interns, residents, fellows, nurses, and medical students.
Provides community education, health promotion, and outreach.
Acts as a community health resource.
Is responsible for coordinating adequate nurse practitioner coverage on their service.
Works with the physician and nurse practitioner staff to ensure this coverage.
Works with primary care providers to achieve service specific outcome targets for key metrics including clinical outcomes, level of service, cost of care and patient satisfaction.
Participates in performance improvement activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes and minimizing variation.
In collaboration with physician leadership and the entire leadership team, develops clinical pathways.
Participates in and leads quality assurance activities (i.e., chart reviews, peer review) and establishes standard of practice.
Advances the patient care delivery process through the application of research, evidence-based practice standards, and industry best practices.
Advises and influences CCG policies and procedures to improve the delivery of care.
Introduces and evaluates new patient care delivery systems, models of care and therapeutic and preventive interventions that target patient needs not met by current care delivery strategies.
Actively participates and contributes to various department and division meetings and organizational initiatives.
Maintains compliance and regulatory documentation for administrative purposes and reimbursement for services.
Participates in accreditation readiness.
Supervises ancillary staff including completing annual reviews.
Models and upholds a customer service focus to all internal and external customers.
Demonstrates respect for all people in the work environment.
Ensures confidentiality of patient information.