Part Time PMHNP

Low Country Health Care System•Bamberg, SC

30d

About The Position

Learn more about us at www.lchcs.com Days/Hours: Monday thru Friday as per scheduled patients and contract negotiations specify. Qualifications: Completion of an accredited, formal education program. Must maintain active certification as a PMHNP by the ANCC. Active license with the state of South Carolina, including prescriptive privileges with appropriate scheduled drugs approved through the Drug Enforcement Agency. Maintenance of Basic Life Support techniques, at a minimum with Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred. Job duties include but are not limited to: Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of mental health disorders. This includes providing individual therapy as appropriate and prescribing medications as indicated. Consult and collaborate with the psychiatrist, development/behavioral health pediatrician, social workers, and counselors to provide a team approach and collaborative care model. Attend Mental Health Group meetings and collaborate with the Mental Health Group to promote positive patient outcomes. Provide telehealth and tele video services as needed. Examines patients if needed for psychiatric assessment. Provide emergency medical care to patients when necessary Prepare progress notes, summaries and general evaluations of patient records; consults with relatives and/or caregivers of the patient regarding the patient’s physical condition. Consult other internal and external providers to provide medical care, psychiatric care, and care coordination Order routine and diagnostic labs and other necessary tests as indicated and interpret results. Develops and implements patient comprehensive management plans, records in EMR progress notes. Collaborates with the health team members to establish priorities, manage care and coordinate efforts to achieve desired outcomes. Provide an after-visit summary review for patients whenever appropriate. Educate patients about self-management tasks. Assess barriers to meeting treatment goals and advise patient care team of impacts to plan of care. Utilize EMR in documenting all clinical data. Ensure care coordination, referral management, clinical workflow processes by meeting regularly with clinical staff. Provide clinical care using team-based approach centered on patient needs and incorporating individual patient preferences in the delivery and approach to care. Attend all staff meetings, lectures, seminars and case presentations. Assume an active membership role in national, state and local medical societies. Establish a rapport with public and private clinical care referral resources. Participate in community outreach as needed. Provide practice call as per contract negotiations. Participate in quarterly chart reviews and on-going Health Care Collaborative as requested. Maintain protocols specific to job as mandated by medical board. Participate in other activities, including but not limited to health fairs and responding to emergencies as needed. Perform any other duties as assigned by your supervisor. Salary scales are a range of pay and offers are made to applicants based upon the requirements of the particular position. Applicants with “previous like skills” may not be given the same weight and consideration as “previous specific same skills”: i.e., For a Medical Receptionist position, “Previous clerical skills” may not be preferred over “Previous Medical Clerical Skills”

Requirements

Completion of an accredited, formal education program.
Must maintain active certification as a PMHNP by the ANCC.
Active license with the state of South Carolina, including prescriptive privileges with appropriate scheduled drugs approved through the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Maintenance of Basic Life Support techniques, at a minimum with Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred.

Nice To Haves

Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred

Responsibilities

Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of mental health disorders.
Provide individual therapy as appropriate and prescribing medications as indicated.
Consult and collaborate with the psychiatrist, development/behavioral health pediatrician, social workers, and counselors to provide a team approach and collaborative care model.
Attend Mental Health Group meetings and collaborate with the Mental Health Group to promote positive patient outcomes.
Provide telehealth and tele video services as needed.
Examines patients if needed for psychiatric assessment.
Provide emergency medical care to patients when necessary
Prepare progress notes, summaries and general evaluations of patient records; consults with relatives and/or caregivers of the patient regarding the patient’s physical condition.
Consult other internal and external providers to provide medical care, psychiatric care, and care coordination
Order routine and diagnostic labs and other necessary tests as indicated and interpret results.
Develops and implements patient comprehensive management plans, records in EMR progress notes.
Collaborates with the health team members to establish priorities, manage care and coordinate efforts to achieve desired outcomes.
Provide an after-visit summary review for patients whenever appropriate.
Educate patients about self-management tasks.
Assess barriers to meeting treatment goals and advise patient care team of impacts to plan of care.
Utilize EMR in documenting all clinical data.
Ensure care coordination, referral management, clinical workflow processes by meeting regularly with clinical staff.
Provide clinical care using team-based approach centered on patient needs and incorporating individual patient preferences in the delivery and approach to care.
Attend all staff meetings, lectures, seminars and case presentations.
Assume an active membership role in national, state and local medical societies.
Establish a rapport with public and private clinical care referral resources.
Participate in community outreach as needed.
Provide practice call as per contract negotiations.
Participate in quarterly chart reviews and on-going Health Care Collaborative as requested.
Maintain protocols specific to job as mandated by medical board.
Participate in other activities, including but not limited to health fairs and responding to emergencies as needed.
Perform any other duties as assigned by your supervisor.