Family Nurse Practitioner Little Rock, AR

Position Summary: To provide effective, efficient, and appropriate mental health services to Diversity Family Health (DFH) patients to serve the community’s healthcare needs.

Please check us out at www.DiversityFamilyHealth.com

Supervision Exercised: Provides team leadership to Clinical Staff

Position Responsibilities:

1. Interviews patients to obtain history, performs physical examinations, orders lab and other tests, prescribes medications and treatments.

2. Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling, and emotional support.

3. Refers patients for inpatient care, as necessary. Issues medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines.

4. Orders laboratory tests, interprets and explains the test results to patients.

5. Provides patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits, and reasonable outcome expectations.

6. Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up, as necessary.

7. Collaborates with therapists and psychiatrists as warranted as part of a team providing comprehensive mental health services.

8. Assists in developing clinical practice guidelines.

9. Participates in provider and care team meetings.

10. Establishes positive relationships with local and regional mental health community and attends local society functions.

11. Performs medical/mental health procedures according to scope of practice.

12. Documents and codes all patient contact accurately and legibly in the medical record.

13. Performs as an active member of the health care team.

14. May be asked to perform other duties that align with DFH’s mission, including but not limited to participation on clinical committees, providing education, Quality Review and/or other activities.

Position Requirements:

1. Knowledge of adult learning principles and community resources.

2. Skill in providing excellent customer service and support; organizing and prioritizing workload and meeting deadlines; and excellent written and verbal communication.

3. Ability to interact effectively and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, education, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds.

4. Ability to work effectively with managers, co-workers, members of the public and professional groups.

5. Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, concisely with others (internal and external customers, both verbally and in writing), consistently demonstrate positive/proactive customer service attitude. Consistently maintains ethical behaviors exemplary of quality public service and fair standards, inclusively, among all employees and members of the public.

6. Ability to work as an effective team member; function independently, exercise sound judgment and initiative; be flexible to shift priorities; maintain confidentiality; establish and maintain effective interpersonal work relationships, effectively assist providers; work toward goals and objectives of draft priorities.

7. Ability to follow DFH Clinic practice guidelines – including adhering to the DFH immunization policy and the DFH Mission and Vision and DFH Corporate Compliance Policy.

8. Ability to receive constructive feedback including evaluation of provider’s productivity and practice attributes.

Minimum Requirements: Ability to perform each position responsibility satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.

1. Ability to understand that safety is a condition of employment.

2. Must be computer literate with ability to enter information in the DFH Electronica Health Record (HER) system and compile reports or data as requested.

3. Must be able to read, write and speak English.

Education and/or Experience:

· Master of Science in Nursing, with a Psychiatric/Mental Health emphasis, from an accredited college or university.

· Certification: Must be certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or other national certification body

· Licensure: Must be licensed to practice nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) without restrictions within the State of Oklahoma.

Special Requirements:

• Must be willing to travel between DFH health centers. Must be willing to work evening hours and weekends if necessary.

Appearance Standards: This position shall follow the appearance standards as outlined in the DFH Personnel Appearance Policy.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The employee may experience exposure to dust, pollens, pollutants, fumes, and communicable diseases as related to the health care environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $50.39 - $63.80 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50 - $64