Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Topanga, United States - Malibu Recovery Center

Description

Aliya Health Group is a nationwide network of addiction treatment centers known for diverse, evidence-based programs for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders.

With a highly personalized clinical approach to treatment and a full continuum of care, we provide clients the tools needed to build a life in recovery that's enjoyable, fulfilling, and hopeful.

Our nationally accredited treatment centers include Vogue Recovery Center, Footprints to Recovery, Royal Life Centers, Malibu Recovery Center, and South Coast Behavioral Health.

Job Functions

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMNNP) will provide psychiatric evaluation and medication management services.

The PMHNP will work in collaboration with the Clinical Team and the Medical Team to coordinate client care and caseload management.

• Responsible for providing psychiatric services to clients in a variety of clinical settings during scheduled hours.
• Scope of services includes psychiatric evaluations and medication management services.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat clients experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorders.
• Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
• Collaborate with counselors, social workers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care.
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
• Counsel clients during appointments, as necessary.
• Design/participate in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions.
• Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.
• Collaborate with guardians, relatives, and significant others on client's conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
• Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities/agencies (funders, insurance companies, etc.) as required.
• Respond to client emergencies and be accessible to crisis clinicians
• Responsible for making independent decisions based on protocols developed utilizing national guidelines for treatment interventions.
• Maintain medical records
• 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.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Provides teaching and education to clinical staff, if requested.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master's or Doctorate Degree in Nursing with focus on Psychiatric nursing
• Graduation from a statecertified advance practice program specializing in psychiatry/mental health
• At least 3 years providing direct client care to persons receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders
• Ability to work with adult populations

Licenses/Certifications:

• Must be certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMH) as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• An unrestricted state license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)
• Must have a valid DEA number and unrestricted DEA state license
• A stateissued Controlled Substance Registration (CSR)
• Registration with the state Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
• No suspension/exclusion/debarment from participation in federal health care programs (e.g. Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP)
• Maintain credentials and licensure with all major insurance companies and licensing boards

General Skills Required:

• Experience in delivering highquality, clientcentered care
• Ability to maintain strict client confidentiality
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with individuals involved in all aspects of client care.
• Ability to work effectively on multidisciplinary team
• Ability to foster teamwork; train and direct the work of team members and colleagues

Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret human service periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and analyze policies and procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.


Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Electronic Health Records;
• Internet software; Payroll systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions