Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner PRN

1 month ago

Alvin, United States MyCHN Full time
MyCHN is a nonprofit organization providing Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health, and Pharmacy services to communities in the South Houston and Gulf Coast area. We were founded in 2008 with one provider, three exam rooms and a big dream. Today, we have over 100 providers and more than 15 locations. MyCHN's mission is to "provide quality care that uplifts, supports, and shapes healthy communities while addressing financial and social barriers".

Job Summary:

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner role is providing primary mental health care services, to those with mental health problems, or psychiatric disorders.

The PMHNP is required to assess, diagnose, provide treatment plans, prescribe medication therapy, and offer counsel across the lifespan. The PMHNP provides care in a wide range of settings to children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, and their families.

This position will be collaboratively managed by the Chief Medical Officer and a staff psychiatrist. The position will be following Patient Centered Medical Home practices.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with other departments (behavioral health, medical, and pharmacy) to integrate care and treatment
  • Assist in the development of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model by managing the care of patients in a manner that balances quality and cost
  • Complete the 24-hour program to attain your opioid treatment waiver, by the end of onboarding
  • Assist in the development of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Model by managing the care of patients in a way that balances quality and cost
  • Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement efforts to achieve goals driven by value-based care
  • Timely closing of patient charts, per CHN policy
  • Daily production with an average of 20 patient encounters per day
  • Conduct comprehensive medical and social history of individuals, including those who are healthy and those with acute illnesses and chronic disease after informed consent obtained
  • Make independent decisions regarding management and treatment of medical problems by using evidence-based guidelines, including prescribing medications
  • Provide information, instruction, and counseling on health maintenance and prevention, nutrition, health promotion, social problems, illness prevention, and management and medication use
Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Ability to relate to people of all socioeconomic levels
  • A consumer advocate for quality health care and services
  • Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints
  • Ability to handle multiple project simultaneously
  • Consumer advocate for quality health care and services
Preferred Skills/Abilities:
  • None
Required Education and Experience:
  • Licensed as Registered Nurse with recognition as Advanced Practice Nurse
  • Master of Science in Nursing
  • Certification in area of practice or eligibility for certification
Preferred Education and Experience:
  • ACLS certification desirable
  • Experience in the health care field (primary or acute care)
  • Experience working with non-profit organizations
Supervision Responsibilities:
  • None
Physical Requirements
  • Occasionally required to sit
  • Frequently required to talk and stand
  • Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
  • Specific frequently vision abilities required by this job include:
    • Close vision
    • Color vision
    • Peripheral vision
    • Depth perception
    • Ability to adjust focus


Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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