Full Job Description
Arise & Shine Health Center is seeking a compassionate and motivated Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) to join our collaborative outpatient behavioral health team in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
The PMHNP will provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing mental health treatment to children, adolescents, and adults. Services will be provided through a combination of in-office and telehealth appointments.
This is a part-time position requiring approximately 16 hours per week. Experienced providers and qualified new graduates are encouraged to apply.
Ready to take the next step in your career? Call us at (443) 209-7100 to learn more and apply today!
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for providing psychiatric services to clients in a variety of clinical settings during scheduled hours. Scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management and evaluation services.
- Assists in the development of treatment plans based upon assessment data and provides therapeutic interventions as necessary including the provision of ongoing medication management services.
- Provides consultation and health education to agency staff, caregivers, and clients as it is relative to the treatment and medication needs of agency consumers.
- Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of behavioral health disorders.
- Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement and the state’s Nurse Practice Act.
- Collaborate with counselors, addiction counselors, social workers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care.
- Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
- Counsel clients during appointments, as necessary.
- Design/participate in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions.
- Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical conditions and mental disorders.
- Collaborate with guardians, relatives, and significant others on client’s conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
- Review and approval of Medicaid and noninsured Behavioral Health Assessments & Treatment Plans in compliance with Medicaid Rules and Annotated Code of Maryland Rule.
- Education and information to promote the public interest, advocacy for services, support, and counseling for people who are chemically dependent and/or who have psychiatric emotional, and developmental disabilities.
- Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities/agencies (funders, insurance companies, etc.) as required.
- Return calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary)
- Respond to client emergencies and be accessible to crisis clinicians
- Responsible for making independent decisions based on protocols developed utilizing national guidelines for treatment interventions.
- Responsible for maintaining customer relations with all agency staff and clients.
- Records all services performed for accurate billing for services provided in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as payor rules and regulations. Submits billing documents in a timely fashion.
- Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Provides teaching and education to clinical staff, if requested.
- Follow all procedures and protocols as per Provident policy, federal and state regulations, standard practice, and in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement.
- Actively participate in all agency and department education, training, and in-services to confirm understanding of new information or changes to established clinical policies and procedures
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $70.00 - $80.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Requirements:
- at least one year of experience as a PMHNP-BC
License/Certification:
- Certified Nurse Practitioner
- DEA
- CDS
Work Location: One location / In person
Urgently hiring
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $70.00 - $80.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
