Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

New Directions Northwest • Baker City, OR

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About The Position

Make a Real Impact as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at New Directions Northwest Inc. - Baker City, OR. Are you ready to bring your clinical expertise and compassionate care to a team that's changing lives every day? At New Directions Northwest Inc., we're seeking a dedicated Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our dynamic, mission-driven team in the heart of Eastern Oregon. As a cornerstone of behavioral health in the region, New Directions offers a unique opportunity to provide comprehensive psychiatric care in an integrated setting that includes mental health, addiction services, developmental disability support, and primary care. You'll work alongside experienced professionals in a supportive, collaborative environment where innovation, growth, and patient-centered care are at the core of what we do. Join us in delivering compassionate care where it's truly needed—and love where you live.

Requirements

• Master degree as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
• Four plus years of related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general scientific and technical journals.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the community.
• Ability to write reports that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Must have and continue to have a valid/insurable driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Perform examinations within prescribed guidelines and under the general supervision of a physician.
• Order, interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess a patient's condition and needs.
• Record physical findings and formulate, plan and prognosis based on a patient's condition.
• Coordinate cases with primary care physician and other health care professionals to prepare a comprehensive patient care plan.
• Prescribe or recommend drugs or other forms of treatment.
• Refer patients to their primary care physician for consultation or to a specialized health resource treatment.
• Complete documentation that meets EM coding requirements and ICD 10 requirements.
• Crisis evaluation and stabilization.
• Provide medical case management and care coordination between medical providers.
• Monitor and track labs.
• Flexibility in meeting clients where they are most comfortable (home or community if necessary).
• Provide Medication Assisted Treatment, follow all evaluations and induction procedures.
• Provide evaluations and assigned rounding to individuals within the Recovery Village Center - Crisis Respite and Detox services.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Social Assistance
• Education Level: Master's degree