Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Part Time

Thompson Child & Family Focus•Matthews, NC

About The Position

Thompson, founded in 1886, is an organization operating across multiple states, providing prevention, mental health services, and foster care. All programs are trauma-informed and evidence-based/evidence-informed, focusing on building resilience in clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. The Nurse Practitioner provides client medical and/or psychiatric treatment services in consultation with and supervision from the Medical Director/Psychiatrist, and/or other care providers to ensure client medical and/or psychiatric needs are met in accordance with the treatment plan and agency policies and procedures. This is a part-time role, requiring 10-20 hours per week.

Requirements

Must have valid Driver’s License.
Meet any credentialing, licensing and privileging standards as it pertains to the program(s) they lead.
Must be eligible for licensure by and in good standing with North Carolina Boards of Nursing and Medicine.
Must maintain training and standards required to retain NC Family Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner License.
Must maintain documentation of supervision as required by the NC Boards of Nursing and Medicine.
A minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric experience in a hospital or clinic setting is preferred working with children and adolescents.
You have a passion for working with youth & adolescents
You enjoy knowing you’re making an IMPACT on the lives of others
EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, COMMITMENT, CARING, AND INTEGRITY are important to you.

Responsibilities

Learn and utilize the organization’s systems, processes and procedures as instructed.
Display a high degree of being open to coaching/feedback regarding performance and areas of improvement.
Contribute to a positive team culture through your actions, attitude, and communication.
Consistently deliver excellent customer service to your clients/customers.
Conduct yourself in the highest standards of ethics and integrity while displaying emotional intelligence in your day-to-day work with customers, peers, and leadership.
Represent the organization internally and externally through your communication and conduct.
Display trauma informed practices and principles in your interactions with customers, with peers and with leadership.
Assist in the diagnostic process by evaluating clients with a concentration on past medical and psychiatric history, current physical and psychiatric status, and the agency’s ability to provide medical and psychiatric needs while in placement.
Provide and document appropriate residential medical care, including but not limited to: Compile medical history. Admission/annual physical examinations, Management of acute and chronic illnesses, Orders for speech or occupational therapy.
Ensure immunizations are up to date, providing orders for vaccines when lapsed.
Order and oversee processing of laboratory studies as medically indicated.
Referrals for off-campus healthcare as needed.
Provide orders for restrictive interventions and assess consumers following restrictive interventions as per TCFF policy and procedures.
Provide orders for self-harm watches as per TCFF policy and procedure.
Collaborate with the Medical Director in the coordination between MH/SA services being delivered with primary physical or psychiatric healthcare providers.