What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner position at Sunset Health?
Meets provider standards by:
- Providing ethical, culturally competent, trauma-sensitive, recovery-oriented, evidence-based professional psychiatric services to patients within the scope of privileges approved by the Board of Directors;
- Providing coordination of care in collaboration with other care team members;
- Working with the physician as a member of the patient-centered medical home care team; and
- Following all procedures and protocols as per Sunset Health’s policies, federal and state regulations, and standard of practice.
Serves patients by:
- Establishing rapport with patients and others in a position to understand care requirements;
- Demonstrating competence in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health disorders;
- Prescribing, recommending, or discontinuing treatment and/or medication within established Center guidelines to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders;
- Examining or ordering laboratory or diagnostic tests for patient to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders;
- Promoting patient self-management and behavior change;
- Providing health education;
- Examining, obtaining, and updating medical and mental health histories; and
- Designing/participating in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions.
- Manages psychiatric support personnel by supervising and collaborating with management as appropriate and applicable.
- Provides timely and accurate historical reference by completing forms and documentation, including patient records and insurance forms.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participating in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program.
- Keeps informed by attending Provider and PCMH Meetings, and serving on committee, as assigned.
- Ensures quality of care by participating in the Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement Program.
- Participates in peer review activities as directed and advises management on performance deficiencies of behavioral health providers and clinical auxiliary personnel.
Contributes to team effort by:
- Accomplishing related results, as needed;
- Providing training to care team members and students, as needed; and
- Supporting care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change;
- Traveling to other clinic sites to provide coverage.
- Other duties as assigned.