Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

MEADOWS OF WICKENBURG INC•Denver, CO

3d•$140,000 - $190,000

About The Position

This is where you change your story... At Meadows Behavioral Health we understand that new directions to career advancing and improvement can be scary, but we are excited to offer you a possible new rewarding chapter with us! Come join us in transforming lives! Who are we? We have been the most trusted name in the industry and have been helping people for 40 years. Our approach is different and success stories of our patients prove that. We don't have one size fits all treatment and there are no quick fixes. Who are you? Are you compassionate, innovative and have a passion to make an impact? Are you looking to get your foot in the door with a company that will believe in your abilities and train you to advance? 75% of our current top-level executive staff are organic internal promotions from within. We might be a perfect fit for you! As the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner you will provide psychiatric services to assigned patients. Provide quality patient care in a supportive and empathetic manner to ensure a safe environment. Comfortable with ages served per program needs.

Requirements

Graduation from an approved Nurse Practitioner Program
Licensed with the Arizona Board of Nursing
Must have a DEA number.
CPR and CPI certified.
Two years experience with patient population served required.
Meets active staff credentialing.

Nice To Haves

Three years experience in chemical dependency or eating disorders preferred.

Responsibilities

Completes a Psychiatric Evaluation on all assigned patients within 72 hours of admission (including submitting dictation / documentation).
Evaluate patients clinical and medical appropriateness for transfer and /or discharge.
Completes psychiatric assessment and mental status assessments of patients as requested.
Documents all meetings with patients in process notes within 24 hours of meeting.
Completes all documentation, maintaining compliance with the Company's policies and procedures.
Consults with patients in support and interpretation of the treatment plan and treatment team decisions.
Prescribe medication appropriate to the patient within the policies and practices of the Company.
Works with the treatment team to minimize the use of psychotropic medication with a focus on removing patients from controlled or addictive medication if clinically appropriate.
Reviews all non-psychiatric medical orders and prescriptions and consults with prescribers as required.
Communicate risks, benefits and side effects of psychiatric medication to patients and documents such education in the progress notes.
Attends treatment team meetings and provides consultation regarding medications and psychiatric issues.
Determines a psychiatric diagnosis per DSM-V or subsequent publication and documents the diagnosis in the patients medical record within 24 hours of admission.
Clarifies diagnosis on an on-going basis, specifically addressing rule outs and other diagnosis in treatment team meetings.
Takes call Monday through Friday for psychiatric issues involving assigned patients.
Takes weekend call for all patients in accordance with the current call schedule.
May provide emergency psychiatric consultation by telephone seven days per week, twenty-four hours per day, except during periods of scheduled time off.
Responds to calls promptly and appropriately.
May complete insurance appeal letters in coordination with Patient Finance.
May conduct Doc-to-Doc reviews with insurance representatives in accordance with the insurance company's timeline requirements.
Works with Medical Records on Return to Work forms and letters, disability forms and letters and FMLA paperwork for assigned patients.
Ability to converse in English with others to give, take and process information; extensive use of telephone.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of information, multi-task, coordinate projects and record/transcribe general and specific meeting minutes.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Communicate with other staff to relay concerns and observations involving patient safety