Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (FT Day)

Connections Health Solutions•Woodbridge, VA

2d•$168,147 - $180,000

About The Position

Connections Health Solutions is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to direct, coordinate, and provide medical and clinical services to youth and adults receiving care at its facility. Services include crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluation and assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, engagement, family meetings, supportive psychotherapy, individual education, risk assessment, and discharge planning. The clinician serves as attending clinician for specified individuals and completes initial psychiatric assessments, crisis and family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, capacity assessments for consent to treatment, risk assessments, and evaluations of progress toward treatment goals. The role includes discharge planning that considers medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of care. The clinician documents progress in clinical records, including admission and discharge orders and progress notes, and oversees medication education and consent in accordance with policy. They order laboratory tests, review nursing health assessments, obtain medical histories, conduct focused physical examinations as indicated, and contact primary care physicians and emergency room clinicians according to established guidelines. The clinician assesses individual needs, guides the clinical team, manages treatment-plan updates, reviews available crisis-team documentation, and contacts outpatient behavioral health providers as appropriate. They provide information to the clinical team regarding inpatient utilization, use medications in line with best practices, collaborate with internal and external providers, and coordinate with community and legal-system partners regarding involuntary petitions, assessments, evaluation, and treatment. The position also participates in required medical staff and other meetings and performs other assigned duties. The role requires completion of applicable credentialing, including NPI and required enrollment and other credentials. The company requires successful applicants to meet its vaccination policy or qualify for an exemption before starting, and to pass applicable Virginia fingerprint and background checks. The position requires the ability to perform Safe Clinch patient restraint techniques.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioners: unrestricted Virginia Registered Nursing license or multistate license.
For Nurse Practitioners: completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a master’s-level certification in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP).
For Nurse Practitioners: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) status through the Virginia Joint Boards of Nursing and Medicine, and licensure by the Virginia Board of Nursing with national certification.
For Nurse Practitioners: unrestricted DEA license, Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) registration, and current DEA registration that includes Schedule III authority.
For Physician Assistants: completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
For Physician Assistants: licensure by the Virginia Board of Medicine and national certification.
For Physician Assistants: unrestricted DEA license.
Must be able to perform Safe Clinch patient restraint techniques.
Must complete credentialing requirements within the required time period, including obtaining an NPI, Medallion enrollment, Medicare enrollment, and other credentials required for the role.
Must have Virginia State Fingerprint Clearance.
Must pass the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services background check.
Must pass the Virginia Department of Social Services Office of Background Investigations Central Registry Search.
Must be fully vaccinated with proper documentation or qualify for an exemption under the company’s exemption process before the start date.

Nice To Haves

Nurse Practitioner: dual certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).
Nurse Practitioner: Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
Experience working in addiction treatment and recovery.
Experience delivering crisis mental health care and/or family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.
Physician Assistant: DEA X license.
Physician Assistant: experience working in addiction recovery.
Physician Assistant: experience delivering crisis mental health care and/or family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.

Responsibilities

Direct, coordinate, and provide medical and clinical services to specified youth and adult individuals in the facility.
Serve as attending clinician and complete psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused diagnostic assessments, capacity assessments, and risk assessments.
Develop and update treatment plans, monitor progress toward goals, and coordinate discharge planning across medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental needs.
Document clinical progress, admission orders, progress notes, and discharge orders in the clinical record.
Oversee medication education and consent according to established policy, and use appropriate medication based on best practices.
Order laboratory tests, review nursing health assessments, obtain medical histories, and conduct focused physical examinations as indicated.
Contact primary care physicians, emergency room clinicians, and outpatient behavioral health providers according to established guidelines.
Review available documentation from the crisis clinical team and provide the clinical team with information regarding inpatient utilization.
Collaborate with personnel and outside psychiatric providers to ensure treatment modalities are appropriate.
Work with the community and legal system on involuntary petitions, assessments, and coordination of involuntary evaluation and treatment.
Participate in medical staff, regional, quarterly, required, and Medical Leadership-requested meetings.
Complete required credentialing within the required time period and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance for full-time employees and their families.
Company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
Voluntary life insurance option for employees and their families.
Health Savings Accounts with an employer contribution of $1,000 to $2,000, depending on the plan.
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
401(k) company match after six months: 50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation.
Generous paid time off, starting at 160 hours accrued annually, and 12 recognized company holidays.
Company-paid parental leave for eligible employees.
Employee Assistance Program offering confidential emotional support, work-life, financial, legal, and online support.
Automatic enrollment in the 401(k) plan after 90 days for all employees.
$10,000 commitment bonus for full-time employees.