Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Neighborhood Health • Nashville, TN

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Neighborhood Health is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join their innovative network of community health centers in Tennessee. This role will provide direct behavioral health care services as part of a progressive integrated clinical team, focusing on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment implementation. The position is part of the Street Medicine team, which delivers health, behavioral health, and social services directly to unsheltered homeless individuals in their environment to reduce barriers to care. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will work within an integrated health team, addressing comprehensive client needs and providing specialty services.

Requirements

• Must be licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Tennessee
• Board certified PMHNP
• DEA Certified
• Experience using Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
• Must be qualified in Basic Life Support

Nice To Haves

• 1-2 years mid-level practitioner experience preferred
• NEXTGEN experience a plus
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
• Sensitive to the needs of homeless and underserved
• Ability to engage homeless in care in a variety of settings including clinics, shelters, mobile medical clinic, campgrounds, etc.
• Written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently and exercise profession judgment
• Appreciation of the value of an interdisciplinary care team

Responsibilities

• Maintains accurate, timely and thorough documentation of encounter in the electronic health record
• Competency in working within a diverse setting serving the underserved is required
• Is proactive and flexible in meeting the needs of homeless clients
• Integrates psychiatric assessment with physical health information and/or medical history when administering care
• Develops and implements plan of care
• Performs assessments to ensure continued effectiveness of treatment plan
• Provides medication management in accordance with state guidelines
• Maintains regular client follow-up including correspondence and/or telehealth calls
• Refers cases to a more appropriate level of care when required while ensuring that continuity of care is provided
• Completes clinical records in accordance with Neighborhood Health policies/procedures, State, Federal, accreditation agencies, and any other rules, standards and regulations requirements
• Contributes to policy development, quality improvement, practice evaluation, and healthcare reform
• Participates in performance improvement activities on an ongoing basis
• Participates in case and interdisciplinary team consultations as requested
• Participates in organization’s daily huddles and monthly staff meetings
• Effectively collaborates with the clinical management team and other leadership to identify objectives and strategies for performance improvement in care coordination, communications, and management of chronic diseases
• Ensures protection of patient protected health information by complying to HIPAA Privacy Rule policies and procedures
• Related work as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed