Part-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Farmers branch, Plano, Irving

Texas Pain Physicians is currently seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our team. The right candidate will have strong people skills, as well as a sincere compassion for others in need. The candidate must also be capable of handling stressful situations in a cooperative and professional manner, as well as being able to work flexible hours and maintain strict medical confidentiality.

Essential Functions

• Provides patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.
• Collaborates with counselors, social workers, or other treatment team members to coordinate care.
• Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling, and emotional support.
• Refers patients for inpatient care, in collaboration with the staff psychiatrist, as necessary.
• Issues medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines.
• Orders laboratory tests, interprets, and explains the test results to patients.
• Provides patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits, and reasonable outcome expectations.
• Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary.
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
• May also provide primary medical care services as indicated, in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.

Competencies

• Ability to build rapport with patients and staff members
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Participates in scheduled meetings.
• Collaborates with other staff members, service providers and professionals.

• Must be familiar with the EHR medical charting system
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills