Job Details
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
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| Type: | Tribal |
| Salary Range: | $94,786 to $157,977 / Per Year |
| Open Period: | 2/12/2019 to 6/28/2019 |
| Summary: |
Sue Larson, Clinic Manager
Bois Forte Health & Human Services
5219 St. John's Drive
Nett Lake, Mn. 55772
Nett Lake Office: 218-757-3650 ext.231
Vermilion Office: 218-753-2182 ext.8127
E-mail: sue.larson@boisforte-nsn.gov
May be eligible for student loan reimbursement. The Practitioner Nurse Practitioner will provide clinical consultative, evaluative, and psychiatric medication management services for clients of the Bois Forte & Human Services Division. The incumbent's duties Include prescribing medication and providing medication management, counseling, case management and mental health clinical services. |
| Duties: | ? Ensures that mental health services are based on clinical needs and are delivered in a manner that Is culturally sensitive and culturally appropriate. • Asses the mental status of the Psychiatric Patients. • Provide diagnostic assessments for children, adolescents, and adults as needed and in compliance with all DHS standards. • Provide good customer service and focuses client care in a holistic, person centered approach. • Develop treatment plans for patients and provides ongoing medication management for clients, including psychotropic drug treatment. • Prescribe medications for patients to take in the future and monitors the effects of medications on a patient's mental health. • Evaluate the actions and mental capacities of patients. • Perform individual counseling in assigned program; evaluate needs of client, write treatment plans, and provide referrals; may provide urgent-care, crisis intervention counseling. • Maintains accurate and timely records on all assigned clients, including diagnostic assessments and updates, treatment plans and treatment plan updates, weekly case notes, consultation, monthly progress reports, file reviews in health records (paper or electronic) with the appropriate degree of detail to meet insurance, legal, and clinical standards. • Perform case management activities when needed such as consulting with other departments and agencies to coordinate care for patients, making recommendations for outside treatment, and participating in staff meetings to determine best treatment for patients. • Enter and maintain clinical information and clinical notes into an electronic charting system in a timely fashion. • Ensure that all billing encounters, progress/encounter notes are entered and turned in a timely fashion. • Maintains Licensure requirements and attends any trainings and conferences to ensure keeping up-to-date with proper therapeutic techniques, treatments, and CEU's. • Provide consultation services to area agencies when requested and build and maintain positive working relationships with collaborating agencies and programs in house and out. • Provide referrals to clients for available resources and services within the Reservation and surrounding communities. • Create reports as requested or needed. • Perform other duties of a similar nature or level as requested by supervisor or director. |
| Qualifications: | Experience: Education: License/Certification: Mandatory Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Qualifications: • 5 years of clinical psychiatric experience preferred • Master's Degree in Psychiatric Nursing • Certification for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner State Registered Nurses License Minnesota State Authority granting Prescribing and Dispensing Authority; • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Certificate; • Nurse Practitioner in good standing with Minnesota Licensing Board; • Best practices in psychiatric care • Knowledge of pharmacology of various medications (both legal and illegal substances), their therapeutic side effects and adverse reactions. • Intermediate knowledge of biopsychosocial (BPS) aspects of mental, developmental, physical disabilities etc., in order to formulate diagnoses, participates in treatment process and delivery. • Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, adolescents and children • Tribal, stateand federal regulations regarding psychiatric and behavioral health care • Level of care determinations • Knowledge of federal laws including Health Insurance Portability Accountability (HIPAA), government regulations, federal privacy act and agency rules and maintain the confidentiality of interactions with clients, staff, and others. • Ability to use critical thinking skills, function independently and make complex decisions based on standards of care, policies and procedures, critical pathways. • Counseling practices and procedures; • Ability to utilize telemedicine when required for consultation purposes • Knowledge of conflict mediation principles and has the ability to handle stress and unstable client behavior. • ICD-10 Classification System • Be able to work independently, as well as part of a team • Be able to meet productivity guidelines • Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with colleagues, clients, and outside programs; • Excellent interpersonal skills in handling interactions with staff, other agencies, groups, and patients and families and working with a diverse multi-disciplinary team. • Operate a variety of office equipment, including a computer and related software applications; • Knowledge of biological, behavioral, and environmental aspects of emotional disturbances, mental health disability, and substance abuse • Good communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co workers, supervisor, management, Council members, and the public. Have ability to sufficiently exchange or convey information and receive verbal and written work instructions. • Knowledge and scope of activities of tribal public, and private health and child welfare agencies and other available community, tribal, county and state resources. • Basic knowledge of community organizations to initiate / coordinate aftercare and treatment delivery within the community • Ability to be flexible, organize and prioritizes time effectively. |
| Work Type: | Permanent, Full |
| Announcement #: | Nett Lake Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner 2019 |
| Who May Apply? | US Citizens |
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