Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
2 months ago
Posting Details
Position Number:
100380
Title:
Nurse Practitioner
Functional Title:
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Category Status:
33-Exempt Regular
Applicant Search Category:
Staff
University Authorized FTE:
1
Unit:
VPSA-UHC-Mental Health Sum
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation's legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation's capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The University of Maryland (UMD), University Health Center (UHC) seeks a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) to provide direct care to a diverse student patient population. The purpose is to conduct psychiatric evaluations and to provide intake assessments, ongoing medication management, as well as consultative work with other departments as indicated and as directed. The psychiatric NP will be expected to meet assigned productivity standards as defined and as directed by the Behavioral Health Director.
The UHC psychiatric NP will also work with other UHC departments, including General Medicine (primary care, women's health, transgender care, The Counseling Center, etc.) This is to collaborate on shared patients, consult on mutual patients, and offer urgent evaluations from these departments..
The psychiatric Nurse Practitioner should be familiar with use of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system in general, and quickly learn to navigate and document in the EHR used by BH at the UHC. The psychiatric NP must be able to problem solve, prioritize duties, and manage several priorities at once. At all times, they should conduct themselves in a professional manner, communicate effectively, and seek guidance if/when needed.
This is a full time exempt position. The psychiatric NP will be expected to carry a full patient census during their clinical schedule. Typically the service is busy during the academic year and slows down over the summer and during winter and spring breaks.
The psychiatric NP will be expected to provide direct patient care that includes intakes, medication management follow up, triage, urgent triage, etc. At times, this care may extend beyond regular duty hours. Currently, a full-time position would entail working from 8:30-5:00, M-F - hybrid eligible. In addition, after hours on-call, including Saturday and Sunday, is required and rotated equitably among all psychiatric providers. New visits are currently scheduled for one hour, and follow up visits for 30 minutes; visit times are subject to change depending on need. Daily administrative time (for note writing, etc.) currently includes 1.5 hours of those eight working hours (not including a 30 minute lunch).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Essential Duty/Responsibility (1): Provide direct psychiatric services to UMD students, including the assessment, diagnosis and continuing management of students with mental health conditions, including medication management and psychotherapy as medically indicated. Visits/general scheduling will be done by Behavioral Health (BH) scheduling staff. The psychiatric NP will collaborate with BH therapists with whom they share patients, offering psychiatric guidance and supervision as/when appropriate and/or as directed by the BH Director. The psychiatric NP may be requested to provide other urgent evaluations of patients referred from other UHC departments and other campus entities. Psychiatric NP's must be available to assess need for hospitalization and assist with the hospital admission process of patients as needed. Liaise with hospital re: post-hospitalization care as needed.
Percentage: 75%
Essential Duty/Responsibility (2): Take emergency calls in a call rotation as directed by the Behavioral Health Director (currently one week rotated amongst each psychiatrist/psychiatric nurse practitioner).
Percentage: 10%
Essential Duty/Responsibility (3): Participate in Health Center in-service, peer review, educational activities, designated Health Center Committees and designated campus committees as assigned.
Percentage: 10%
Essential Duty/Responsibility (4): Other duties as assigned
Percentage: 5%
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:
Exempt Benefits Summary
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Master's or Doctorate Degree in Psychiatric Nursing from an accredited school.
- Registered Nurse license and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Certification. Must be licensed as NP in the State of Maryland.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in direct patient care.
- Basic Knowledge of substance use related diagnosis and treatment
- Advanced clinical skills and experience with providing medication management.
- Ability to incorporate into practice theoretical concepts and advanced clinical skills with patients, families, and interdisciplinary health care team members.
- Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary health care team to enhance collaboration and problem solving.
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to provide information to patients, caregivers and other health care personnel.
- Ability to function effectively in a fluid, dynamic, and rapidly changing environment.
- Commitment to actively engage in practice with diverse populations.
Preferences:
- Experience in a university setting.
- Experience with Telemedicine.
- Experience with working with young adults/college students.
- Experience working in an outpatient clinic setting is preferred, but inpatient psychiatric experience is also acceptable.
- Some level of inpatient, PHP, IOP.
- Registered Nurse license and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Certification. Must be licensed as NP in the State of Maryland.
Job Risks
Occupational Related Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure , Respiratory Protection
Physical Demands
Physical Demands:
- Ability to stand, walk or sit for an extended period of time.
- Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
- Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard.
- Communication skills using the spoken word.
- Ability to see within normal parameters.
- Ability to hear within normal range.
- Ability to move standard equipment through a hospital or clinical environment
Posting Date:
02/16/2024
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
Yes
Best Consideration Date
03/12/2024
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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