Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner | Mental Health | MO Licensed

Concert Health is a mission-driven behavioral health medical group that brings evidence-based behavioral health treatment to primary care practices, organizations, and patients across America.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience and geographic location
• Fully remote work environment
• A supportive and inclusive culture
• Excellent benefits package
• 401K, 14 paid holidays (8, plus 6 floating), PTO, sick time, and more
• Technology and all the tools you need to succeed
• Educational paid time off

Psychiatric Consultant (PMHNP)

Job Summary

Reporting to the Psychiatric Department, the Psychiatric Consultant (PMHNP) works as part of a healthcare team to provide comprehensive and coordinated care to patients with mental health and behavioral health concerns.

The PC-PMHNP assesses and diagnoses patients, prescribes medications, and provides individual and group therapy, counseling, and education to patients and their families.

The PC-PMHNP works closely with primary care providers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals to develop and implement treatment plans that address the patient's physical, emotional, and social needs.

The PMHNP also serves as a consultant to primary care providers and other healthcare professionals, providing guidance and support in the management of patients with mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric consultation to primary care providers through systematic case review with a panel of Collaborative Care Clinicians (32 PC review hours p / week and 6 to 10 patient reviews p / hour).
• Provides regularly scheduled (usually weekly) video caseload consultation to Concert Health Collaborative Care Clinicians, focused primarily on high-risk patients, patients new to treatment, or those not improving as expected.
• Suggests treatment plan changes, including medication recommendations and behavioral treatment, for patients
• Educates primary care providers and Collaborative Care Clinicians about mental health / substance abuse disorders / treatment options
• Documents treatment recommendations in the electronic health record and communicates with primary care provider as requested
• Collaborates with assigned Collaborative Care Clinicians to track and oversee patient panels and clinical outcomes using our cloud-based patient registry
• Communicates periodically with Collaborative Care Clinicians / PCPs for urgent matters outside weekly check-in
• Can quickly synthesize medical and psychiatric data and formulate effective and evidence-based clinical recommendations
• Proficiency in evidence-based treatment approaches (Problem-Solving Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Behavioral Activation
• Knowledge of / experience with behavioral health tools (PHQ9, GAD7, CSSRS, etc.)
• Experience practicing / collaborating in primary care or integrated care settings.
• Experience in "treat to target" models and Collaborative Care model
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, detail management, and communication skills
• Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, analytical, and interpretive thinking skills
• Ability to establish and preserve effective working relationships with patients / Collaborative Care Clinicians
• Ability to manage conflict and high-pressure situations in a professional manner
• Ability to adapt to changing patient or organizational priorities
• Ability to make independent decisions in accordance with established policies / procedures
• Technical proficiency in EMRS / EHRs, Salesforce, Google Suite, and Zoom

Schedule

• Full - Time 40 hours / week
• Fully remote position

Qualifications

• Required : Psychiatric NP licensure Additional state licenses and / or willingness to acquire additional licenses preferred
• Currently licensed in : MO
• ANCC Board Certification
• 2+ years of post-PMHNP experience

If Applicable Concert Health Collaborative Practice Relationship Expectations :

The APRN will seek physician consultation when needed. The supervising physician, or a backup physician, will be available for remote consultation in a reasonable amount of time (same day).

• The APRN will document any consultation with a supervising physician for a specific case in the consumer's medical record.
• The supervising physician will have scheduled meetings with the APRN at least monthly for the first three months of employment, then at least once every 3 months during the first year of practice.

After the conclusion of one year of practice, the supervising physician will meet with the APRN at least once every 6 months.

• The supervising physician will review 10% charts per APRN per month in the first two months of employment. Subsequent chart review will be conducted at the discretion of the supervising physician.
• If the state-specific requirements require more frequent meetings or higher volume of chart reviews than the organizational expectations, the state-specific requirements will prevail.

Please refer to your signed collaborative agreements for state-specific guidelines.