Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Sunset Health•Somerton, AZ

About The Position

Meets provider standards by: Providing ethical, culturally competent, trauma-sensitive, recovery-oriented, evidence-based professional psychiatric services to patients within the scope of privileges approved by the Board of Directors; Providing coordination of care in collaboration with other care team members; Working with the physician as a member of the patient-centered medical home care team; and Following all procedures and protocols as per Sunset Health’s policies, federal and state regulations, and standard of practice. Serves patients by: Establishing rapport with patients and others in a position to understand care requirements; Demonstrating competence in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health disorders; Prescribing, recommending, or discontinuing treatment and/or medication within established Center guidelines to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders; Examining or ordering laboratory or diagnostic tests for patient to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders; Promoting patient self-management and behavior change; Providing health education; Examining, obtaining, and updating medical and mental health histories; and Designing/participating in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions. Manages psychiatric support personnel by supervising and collaborating with management as appropriate and applicable. Provides timely and accurate historical reference by completing forms and documentation, including patient records and insurance forms. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program. Keeps informed by attending Provider and PCMH Meetings, and serving on committee, as assigned. Ensures quality of care by participating in the Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement Program. Participates in peer review activities as directed and advises management on performance deficiencies of behavioral health providers and clinical auxiliary personnel. Contributes to team effort by: Accomplishing related results, as needed; Providing training to care team members and students, as needed; and Supporting care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change; Traveling to other clinic sites to provide coverage. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must meet provider standards
Must have approved privileges by the Board of Directors
Must demonstrate competence in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health disorders
Must be able to prescribe, recommend, or discontinue treatment and/or medication within established Center guidelines
Must be able to examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests
Must be able to promote patient self-management and behavior change
Must be able to provide health education
Must be able to examine, obtain, and update medical and mental health histories
Must be able to design/participate in the development of individualized treatment plans
Must be able to supervise and collaborate with management
Must be able to complete forms and documentation, including patient records and insurance forms
Must participate in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program
Must attend Provider and PCMH Meetings
Must serve on committee, as assigned
Must participate in the Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement Program
Must participate in peer review activities as directed
Must be able to advise management on performance deficiencies of behavioral health providers and clinical auxiliary personnel
Must be able to provide training to care team members and students, as needed
Must be able to support care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change
Must be able to travel to other clinic sites to provide coverage

Responsibilities

Providing ethical, culturally competent, trauma-sensitive, recovery-oriented, evidence-based professional psychiatric services to patients within the scope of privileges approved by the Board of Directors
Providing coordination of care in collaboration with other care team members
Working with the physician as a member of the patient-centered medical home care team
Following all procedures and protocols as per Sunset Health’s policies, federal and state regulations, and standard of practice
Establishing rapport with patients and others in a position to understand care requirements
Demonstrating competence in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health disorders
Prescribing, recommending, or discontinuing treatment and/or medication within established Center guidelines to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
Examining or ordering laboratory or diagnostic tests for patient to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders
Promoting patient self-management and behavior change
Providing health education
Examining, obtaining, and updating medical and mental health histories
Designing/participating in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions
Supervising and collaborating with management as appropriate and applicable
Completing forms and documentation, including patient records and insurance forms
Participating in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program
Attending Provider and PCMH Meetings, and serving on committee, as assigned
Participating in the Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement Program
Participating in peer review activities as directed
Advising management on performance deficiencies of behavioral health providers and clinical auxiliary personnel
Accomplishing related results, as needed
Providing training to care team members and students, as needed
Supporting care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change
Traveling to other clinic sites to provide coverage
Performing other duties as assigned