Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Part-time - Downers Grove

MEADOWS OF WICKENBURG INC•Downers Grove, IL

29d•$75 - $75•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric services to assigned patients and delivers quality care in a supportive, empathetic manner that helps ensure a safe environment. The practitioner must be comfortable serving the ages required by the program. The role includes psychiatric evaluation and assessment, diagnosis, medication management, consultation with patients and the treatment team, and completion of clinical documentation. The practitioner also takes weekday and weekend call for psychiatric issues involving patients, and may provide emergency telephone consultation seven days a week, 24 hours a day, except during scheduled time off. The position may involve preparing insurance appeal letters and conducting Doc-to-Doc reviews with insurance representatives. The practitioner works with Medical Records on return-to-work, disability, and FMLA documentation for assigned patients, and communicates with staff about patient-safety concerns and observations. This is a part-time position at the MBH Outpatient Center in Downers Grove, Illinois, with an hourly salary of $75.

Requirements

Graduation from an approved Nurse Practitioner Program.
Licensed with the Arizona Board of Nursing.
Must have a DEA number.
CPR and CPI certified.
At least two years of experience with the patient population served.
Meet active staff credentialing requirements.
Ability to converse in English to give, take, and process information; extensive telephone use.
Ability to maintain confidentiality, multitask, coordinate projects, and record or transcribe meeting minutes.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience in chemical dependency or eating disorders preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete a psychiatric evaluation, including dictation or documentation, for each assigned patient within 72 hours of admission.
Evaluate patients’ clinical and medical appropriateness for transfer or discharge.
Complete psychiatric and mental-status assessments as requested.
Document meetings with patients in process notes within 24 hours and complete all documentation in compliance with company policies and procedures.
Consult with patients to support and interpret treatment plans and treatment-team decisions.
Prescribe medication appropriate to patients within company policies and practices.
Work with the treatment team to minimize psychotropic medication use and, when clinically appropriate, help patients discontinue controlled or addictive medication.
Review non-psychiatric medical orders and prescriptions and consult with prescribers as needed.
Explain psychiatric medication risks, benefits, and side effects to patients and document the education in progress notes.
Attend treatment-team meetings and provide consultation on medication and psychiatric issues.
Determine psychiatric diagnoses according to DSM-V or a subsequent publication and document diagnoses in the medical record within 24 hours of admission.
Clarify diagnoses on an ongoing basis, including rule-outs and other diagnoses, in treatment-team meetings.
Take weekday call for psychiatric issues involving assigned patients and weekend call for all patients according to the current call schedule.
Provide emergency psychiatric consultation by telephone when needed, respond promptly and appropriately to calls, and cover seven days a week, 24 hours a day, except during scheduled time off.
May complete insurance appeal letters in coordination with Patient Finance and conduct Doc-to-Doc reviews with insurance representatives within insurer timelines.
Work with Medical Records on return-to-work, disability, and FMLA forms and letters for assigned patients.
Communicate patient-safety concerns and observations to other staff.
Maintain confidentiality, multitask, coordinate projects, and record or transcribe meeting minutes as needed.