Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Provides quality clinical mental healthcare services to individuals, families, groups, and communities, assessing

their mental health needs.

Essential Functions

1. Provides brief, solution focused behavioral health care with targeted populations. Includes assessments

and intervention geared toward positive behavioral change.

2. Provides quality clinical consultation to medical care providers and UCHC staff in areas of individual,

family, child, and adolescent, regarding behavioral health related issues of clients.

3. Co-manages the patient’s behavioral health care with consistent, expedited feedback to referring

providers. Provides on-site crisis triage and intervention as needed. Interfaces with other departments to

ensure effective utilization of IBH services

4. Maintains proper documentation in medical records according to quality clinical guidelines. Completes

and submits encounter forms and ensures proper coding of encounters

5. Conducts psychiatric evaluations, therapy sessions and compares treatments of BH medication therapy.

6. Collaborates with relevant community organizations to establish resource networks. Promotes a smooth

interface between medicine and specialized mental/behavioral health care. Conducts presentations and

education sessions as appropriate.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

1. Participates in clinical consultation with Behavioral Health Supervisor as appropriate.

2. Participates in Quality Improvement Initiatives and ongoing continuous improvement efforts as

appropriate.

3. Provide in-service to UCHC staff or community members at least once per quarter on various program

related issues (i.e. education, available resources, case reviews, needed services, etc.).

4. Attends and participates in staff meetings and all mandatory in-service training. Also participates in

voluntary in-service or outside trainings and staff meetings as appropriate.

5. Assists in orientation and training of new staff and/or student externs as appropriate.

6. Provides support and back up to Community Health Specialists and other team members as appropriate.

7. Acts as Wellness Center team member and contributes to relevant health promotion and QI projects.

8. All other duties as assigned.