PMHNP Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry PRN

Intermountain Centers•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry provides psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment within the scope of the Arizona Nurse Practice Act. The PMHNP interviews, screens, and assesses risk factors related to mental illness and broader health and wellness. The role provides therapies that may include pharmacotherapy and individual, group, or family assessment and counseling. The nurse practitioner serves as the attending psychiatric provider for assigned members, assesses their needs, and guides the clinical team in updating treatment plans. The position works with other personnel and healthcare providers to ensure treatment modalities are appropriate and maintains supportive relationships with customers. The role includes documenting clinical activities and progress in accordance with organizational policy, completing medication education and informed consent when possible, and following policies and controls for the protection and use of personal health information. Other related duties may be assigned as necessary. Intermountain Centers describes its organization as inclusive and offers compensation and benefits including health, dental, and disability benefits, career and compensation advancement programs, student loan forgiveness programs, a 401(k) company match, bilingual pay differential, holidays, PTO, employer-paid life insurance, clinical licensure supervision and reimbursement, and evidence-based treatment approaches, training, and supervision.

Requirements

Master’s degree in nursing.
Three years of experience providing clinical outpatient services to adults and/or children with chronic mental illness.
Valid DEA Certificate.
Current Arizona RN License.
Arizona licensure as a Registered Nurse Practitioner and licensure as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner (APNP).
At least 21 years of age.
DPS Level I fingerprint clearance upon hire and maintained throughout employment.
CPR, First Aid, and AED certification if required, possessed upon hire and maintained throughout employment.
Current, valid Arizona Driver’s License, 39-month Motor Vehicle Report, and proof of vehicle registration and liability insurance to meet insurance requirements, if required.
Initial current negative TB test result, if required; employer provides the test.

Responsibilities

Serve as the attending psychiatric nurse practitioner to assigned members.
Complete initial psychiatric assessments, progress notes, annual psychiatric updates, and family interventions.
Develop differential diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, patient education, and documentation of progress toward treatment goals.
Complete medication education and informed consent when possible.
Document all activities in the clinical record according to policy.
Assess members’ needs and guide the clinical team while managing treatment plan updates.
Initiate contact with outside providers according to established guidelines.
Work with other personnel and healthcare providers to ensure treatment modalities are appropriate for each member and coordinated with their overall care.
Follow organizational, HIPAA Privacy Officer, and HIPAA Security Officer policies, procedures, and controls regarding access to, protection of, and use of personal health information.
Maintain supportive relationships with customers.
Perform other related duties as assigned or necessary to the general nature of the position.