Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Walk in Crisis (0007R)

Axis Health System•Durango, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The role of the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is to provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and MAT as needed for patients via the Walk In Clinic (WIC). This includes providing consultation to care teams, working with assigned nurses to monitor patient response to treatment, ordering lab work, initiating MAT protocols, referring patients to higher levels of care, and other patient care activities as indicated.

Requirements

3 years of experience working as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Master's Degree - PMHNP.
RN, APRN, and RXN licenses – currently active in the state of Colorado.
PMHNP – Board Certified through ANCC or AANP.
BLS certification.
Competent in psychopharmacology.
Knowledgeable in evaluation and treatment of patients with psychiatric symptoms.
Experienced with providing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Comfortable working in an urgent care environment and completing multiple psych evals daily.
Excellent de-escalation skills.
Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment.
Interpersonal and communication skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with all internal and external customers.
Ability to demonstrate proficiency with EMR and related systems.
Ability to organize and prioritize workload in a sometimes-hectic environment with frequent interruptions.
Current driver’s license and ability to be commercially insured and maintain a driving record that allows insurability with Axis Health System commercial insurance agency.
Ability to follow the organization’s confidentiality and security rules.
Annual Flu immunization.
Annual TB screening.
De-escalation training within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

Formal training in area of specialization.
Experience in area of practice is also desirable or required dependent on individual and sponsoring physician.

Responsibilities

Provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and MAT as needed for patients via the Walk In Clinic (WIC).
Provide consultation to care teams as needed.
Work with assigned nurse to monitor and ensure patients are responding to treatment.
Order appropriate lab work.
Start MAT protocols.
Refer patients to a higher level of care.
Perform other activities related to patient care as indicated.