PMHNP - Psychiatry - Wahpeton, ND - Essentia Health

Description

Utilizes advanced health assessment, knowledge, and decision making skills, works independently and in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals.

They may care for patients ranging in age from newborn to elderly as noted in age-related category and area of expertise.

Essentia Health Wahpeton Clinic is seeking one full-time Psychiatry Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to become an integrated component of our primary care team by increasing access for mental health and its support services.

Our team of primary care physicians and advanced practice professionals utilize best practice methods to provide an environment that is engaged, innovative, value-driven and proactive in the care of our patients.

Enjoy the pleasures of residing in a community of true Americana with great schools, safe neighborhoods and a strong economy.

• 1.0 FTE, full-time position with FT benefits (will consider part-time interest also)
• Monday-Friday from 8a-5p
• Based in Wahpeton, ND, with outreach to Graceville, MN clinic.
• Provide psychiatric service in the outpatient clinic setting, preferably able to serve all ages.
• No call
• Average appointment times: med check sand rechecks 20-30minutes, new patients 60 minutes
• Highly-engaged Primary Care team currently consisting of 1 internist, 2 family physicians as well as 4 nurse practitioners.
• Optometry, Surgery, LICSW, Chiropractor, PT, OT also on site with outreach service from many other specialties

• Advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse is limited to the provision of primary mental health care services to those at risk for mental disorders or presently in need of psychiatric-mental health services.
• Designing and conducting mental illness preventive interventions.
• Conducting individual psychotherapy, or family, group and network therapies as needed.
• Conducting health screening and psychiatric evaluation.
• Prescribing, monitoring, managing, and evaluating psychopharmacological and related medications.
• Providing integrated mental health services in general health settings.
• Collaborating with psychiatrists, seeking consultation when necessary and referring patients to other providers (physicians or nurse practitioners in other specialties) when the patient's physical or mental health condition requires it.
• Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to promote behavioral health services on the continuum of care.

• Master's or Doctorate degree in Nursing from an accredited institution that followed a specialty track in Mental Health and is certified by a professional nursing organization to exercise advanced nursing competencies including (a) mental health promotion and (b) the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic psychiatric conditions.

• Current licensure as a registered nurse in appropriate state.
• State licensure as either an Adult or Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• Diagnosis and medication management of psychiatric illness (clinical practicum); AND have supervised clinical training at the graduate or post-graduate level
• Current certification in CPR.
• National certification, in applicable area.
• Successful completion of Essentia Health credentialing process prior to practice.

• Wahpeton, ND is located at the head of the Red River of the North
• Located 50 miles south of Fargo, ND
• City of Wahpeton population: 7,766

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