Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Function as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) in a team and mission-based setting to provide direct psycho-diagnostic, psycho-therapeutic treatments, psycho-pharmacological evaluation management, and therapy to primary care and psychiatric patients in the health center. PMHNP will diagnose, conduct therapy (when appropriate), and prescribe medications to patients who have psychiatric disorders, medical organic brain disorders, or substance abuse problems. PMHNP will use medical judgment as required to determine the appropriate procedure within the scope of practice.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Adheres to the spirit of Waterfall Community Health Center to remove barriers to care and our mission statement while performing assigned duties.
• Demonstrate the core values of Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Compassion, Partnership, and Collaborative Communication.
• Provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management to patients and make timely notations in patient electronic medical records.
• Provide ongoing risk assessment to ensure patient health and safety.
• Diagnose, conduct therapy, and prescribe medications for patients as appropriate.
• Provides case management services for identified patients. Gives primary care providers timely feedback about the patient’s care, treatment recommendations, and progress via documentation in the client’s electronic health record and verbal feedback.
• Maintain professional affiliations and enhance professional development to remain abreast of current healthcare management trends and FQCH regulations.
• Participate in Clinical Quality Improvement and Quality Management meetings and other meetings as requested by the supervisor and/or Senior Leadership Team.
• Adapts therapeutic strategies to individual characteristics of the patient, including but not limited to, disability, gender, sexual orientation, developmental level, culture, ethnicity, age, and health status as measured by return visits and client satisfaction.
• Performs any other duties needed to help drive our Vision, fulfill our Mission, and abide by our Organization’s Values.
• This position may have additional opportunities to perform program management or clinical supervision duties.