Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time) - Psychiatric/Behavioral Health (FNP, PNP, or PMHNP) - Relocation Packages Available

Broadstep•Kingstree, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We are actively hiring for a Nurse Practitioner with experience serving psychiatric and behavioral health patients for our Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility in Kingstree, SC that serves children and adolescents. The Nurse Practitioner provides treatment for patients with psychiatric illnesses along the lifespan in an inpatient setting. Treatment includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating patient care among a multi-disciplinary team. Broadstep has been a leader in providing a continuum of physical, emotional, and mental support for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), mental illness, and co-occurring disorders for over 45 years. Broadstep’s South Carolina programs are inpatient treatment facilities that offer compassionate care and highly individualized treatment provided by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, therapists, and direct caregivers. South Carolina offers a continuum of services and is CARF accredited. Go to https://www.broadstep.com/ to learn more about the company. Location: This is an onsite role in Kingstree, SC.

Requirements

BSN in addition to a MSN or DNP
Licensure as an APRN with a focus as a FNP, PNP, or PMHNP (preferred but not required)
DEA License or DEA license eligible.
Eligible to bill for Medicaid services.
Experience working with psychiatric or behavioral health populations
Three to five years’ clinical experience serving the child and adolescent population
Must have fluency in documenting into an electronic medical record.
Must have active CPR and First Aid certifications
Strong project management skills, including complex projects resulting in measurable program growth
Excellent communication skills
Possess a valid fingerprint clearance card and have a recent tuberculosis test on file
Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities required

Responsibilities

Responds to and initiates care for those requiring mental health services throughout care continuum.
Identifies patient mental health problems and prescribes treatment.
Implements mental health services utilizing therapeutic regimens.
Provides mental health education to patients, healthcare and medical staff.
Provide health/behavioral health assessment (including differential diagnoses, prognosis), treatment recommendations and treatment planning for clients across program types.
Provide medication management for clients on medication and intermittent reassessment (as needed) for those assessed (but not on medication). Medication provision includes the direct delivery of injectables.
Provide counseling, brief therapy, psychoeducation about health/behavioral health and other care for clients as planned by the treatment team and to support the treatment plan of the client. Participate in case reviews and contribute to treatment planning goal setting.
Provide consultations to non-medical staff on complex cases
Communicate with health care providers outside of the agency and interpretation of health results for client care planning.