Location: Texarkana, TX

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is responsible for delivery of quality behavioral health services and functions as a member of the multi-disciplinarian team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide behavioral health services delegated by supervising Psychiatrist.

1. Responsible for providing psychiatric services to patients in the outpatient clinic setting. Scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management.
2. Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorder.
3. Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
4. Collaborate with counselors, social workers, or other treatment team members to coordinate patient care.
5. Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
6. Counsel patients during appointments, as necessary.
7. Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for patients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.
8. Collaborate with guardians, relatives, and significant others on patients’ condition and treatment when clinically appropriate.
9. Responsible for making independent decisions based on protocols developed and utilizing national guidelines for treatment interventions.
10. Responsible for maintaining customer relations with all agency staff and patients.
11. Maintain medical records and submit records monthly to supervising Psychiatrist for review in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement.
12. Records all services performed for accurate billing for services provided in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as payor rules and regulations. Submits billing documents in a timely fashion.
13. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Provides teaching and education to clinical staff, if requested.
14. Actively participates in all agency and department education, training, and in services to confirm understanding of new information or changes to established clinical policies and procedures.
15. Return calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary).

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403B (with company match)
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short & Long Disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account

Requirements and qualifications

1. Masters or doctorate degree in Nursing with focus on Psychiatric nursing.
2. Graduation from a state-certified advance practice program specializing in psychiatry/mental health.
3. At least 1-2 years’ experience providing direct patient care to persons receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders.
4. Ability to work with adults, children and adolescents.
5. Experiences with telehealth preferred.