Advanced Practice Provider - Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Cherrybell - Specialty Behavioral Health Services
Cherrybell Health Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America Req #6121 Saturday, September 28, 2024
Schedule : Varies
Pay Range : $52.71 - $78.36 Depending on Experience
JOB PURPOSE :
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, as part of an integrated health team, provides medication and diagnostic assessment that promotes or restores a patient’s mental and physical health through support from and in cooperation with physicians, family nurse practitioners, case managers, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team;
ensuring delivery of whole health care to patients who are homeless or at risk for homelessness. This will include the collaboration and referral to community social service and behavioral health organizations that will support and ensure quality mental health care for patients of El Rio.
The incumbent in this position works with general direction and has discretion and independent judgment authority with respect to matters of significance in respect to delivery of patient care or the resolution of work problems involving departures from standard policies, interpretations, or procedures within the scope of authority and responsibility for a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :
QUALITY
Performs and / or completes all assigned patient care and administrative duties or responsibilities supporting integrated health team operations within established time frames;
meeting established rates of performance for the quality and quantity of work for the position; demonstrating a level of quality, efficiency, and accuracy in the employee’s job performance that ensures the highest standards of excellence.
Conforms with and adheres to the clinic's Quality Assurance program standards and requirements; to include all meaningful use standards.
- Demonstrates at all times a professional attitude and acceptable job performance for all duties and responsibilities supporting the implementation of established goals and objectives for the patient’s behavioral and integrated health.
- Responsible for maintaining accurate electronic patient records while remaining in compliance with all HIPAA and Confidentiality policies and procedures and per billing requirements.
Also responsible for documenting all activities associated with counseling and group interventions to stabilize the patient.
Complete all clinical documentation clearly, thoroughly, accurately and within timeframes specified by El Rio policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.