Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Family Practice Associates was founded by Dr. Jeffrey Foxx in 1983 and has grown to one of the largest family practice groups in Central Kentucky.

Today FPA is a group of primary care providers who are dedicated to giving family-centered care from birth to later years.

FPA has over 20 primary providers including : physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and a marriage and family therapist.

With a professionally trained staff of CMA’s, receptionists, lab techs and others, FPA provides award winning care that has been recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) through the National Commission on Quality Assurance.

FPA works diligently to offer Central Kentucky families enhanced access to medical care at its Hamburg & Brannon Crossing locations as well as online at www.fpalex.com.

Responsibilities

• Perform a full range of advanced practice nursing care for treating patients requesting behavioral health services.
• Evaluate new / established patients, gather histories, discuss goals patients, and implement solutions.
• Perform psychiatric intakes, evaluations, and prescribes medications.
• Observe patients to evaluate and record any significant behavior and reaction patterns.
• Work closely with primary care and other providers in accepting referrals, providing feedback, and sending referrals as needed.
• Completion of timely documentation and billing practices for all patients
• Complete EHR documentation in a timely manner
• Maintain other patient documentation as required
• Provide patient education to patients
• Perform other medical or educational functions as indicated in the scope of practice for a Nurse Practitioner, which has been authorized within the assigned working hours
• Comply with all State Laws governing Nurse Practitioners
• Practice safety, environmental, and / or infection control methods (follow FPA’s guidelines, insure Medical waste is properly disposed, maintain a safe and clean work environment)
• Analyses new knowledge gained from conferences, workshops, professional literature and assimilates the knowledge into the practice
• Any other tasks deemed appropriate and assigned by FPA

Specific Requirements

• Kentucky licensed with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification.
• PMHNP must have a minimum of one year of experience with children and / or adults who present and are assessed with a DSM-V diagnosis.
• Active DEA required
• Experienced in working with adults, children & adolescents, and across the lifespan
• Experienced in both medication management and psychotherapy
• Thorough understanding of patient care, community resources, drugs and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration
• Ability to perform medical examinations through observations and assessments using standard medical procedures and record all symptoms, reactions ad progress
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Ability to educate patients and or families and to provide instruction on proper care and treatment and maintain detailed records
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, professional relationships with all peers, management and patients
• Computer literacy : Fine motor skills necessary to operate the computer
• Physical demands : Ability to stand up most of the day; walk, sit and stand up frequently; stretch repeatedly with arms and hands;
• use hands and fingers to conduct various medical procedures, physical exams, diagnostic evaluations and computer work; lift and / or move loads up to 20 pounds;

vision abilities close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus; must possess hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the phone, able to focus in an environment with many distractions

• Communication : Good communication skills (written and oral)
• Knowledge of Electronic Health Record preferred
• Problem solving ability, independent judgment and initiative
• Ability to prioritize and develop workflow

FPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer with competitive pay and benefits including but not limited to :

Health, Vision, Dental and Cafeteria plans

Short / Long Term Disability, Accidental and Life Insurance

401K with 4% Company Match

PTO Accrual & Holiday Pay

Uniform Allowance

Continuing Education reimbursement

Free Parking