Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Job at Matrix Providers, Portsmouth, VA

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  • Matrix Providers
  • Portsmouth, VA

Job Description

Matrix Providers is hiring a Nurse Practitioner � Psychiatric-Mental Health to join our team of talented professionals providing healthcare services to Military Service Members and their families at Tricare Prime Clinic, Virginia Beach VA.

  • Employment Status: Full Time
  • Compensation: This is a salaried position, paid bi-weekly.
  • Schedule: Shifts will normally be scheduled for an eight and half (8.5) or nine (9) hour period.
  • Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health, dental, vision, and life coverage.
    • Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
    • Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook)
    • 401(k) Plan

Requirements:

  • Education: Degree/Education: Master�s Degree in Nursing. Possess current certification as an Adult or Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
  • Certification: Possess and maintain current certification as an Adult or Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Board Certification: Certified in the specialty required by the TO as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the specialty area of practice as appropriate (for example, National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, American Nurses Association, National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Specialties .
  • Experience: Possess a minimum of one (1) year of full-time experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner within the preceding three (3) years. Have successfully completed thirty (30) hours of education in pharmacology for advance nursing practice. Have the ability and training to prescribe to and manage patients on psychiatric medications.
  • Licensure: Must pass and maintain a current, active, valid, unrestricted license as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist city Prescriptive Authority in at least one U.S. State, District of Columbia, Commonwealth, territory or jurisdiction. All licenses shall be unencumbered and remain in effect during employment. Shall have documentation of current Drug Enforcement Agency number.

Job Summary:

  • Analyze the results of the health care plan, modify the health care plan as needed, and implement and participate in follow-up.
  • Participate in meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients, identify opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when problems exist. Should a meeting occur outside of the HCW�s regular working hours, the HCW shall be required to read and initial the minutes of the meeting.
  • Participate in the provision of monthly in-service training to non-health care-practitioner members of the clinical and administrative staff on subjects germane to the HCW�s specialty.
  • Provide for an optimum physical environment for patients and staff, emphasizing good safety practices and cleanliness.
  • Support preventive maintenance and report equipment failures and inadequacies.
  • Promote economic utilization of equipment, supplies and be cost conscious when ordering lab and radiological studies.
  • Know the location and operation of emergency equipment.
  • Adhere to departmental and hospital safety guidelines.
  • Obtain and accurately documents a relevant health history, with an emphasis on mental history.
  • Perform comprehensive mental health assessments and psychiatric evaluations.
  • Analyze the relationship between normal physiology and specific system alterations associated with mental health problems, psychiatric disorders, and treatment.
  • Identify and analyzes factors that affect mental health such as genetics, family environment trauma, psychodynamics, culture & ethnicity, etc.
  • Collect data from multiple sources using assessment techniques that are appropriate to the patient�s language, culture and developmental stage.
  • Conduct a comprehensive multigenerational family assessment.
  • Assess the impact of acute and/or chronic physical illness, psychiatric disorders, and stressors on the family system.
  • Performs and accurately documents appropriate systems and symptom-focused physical examinations, with emphasis on the mental status exam and neurological exam.
  • Develop a treatment plan for mental health problems and psychiatric disorders based on biopsychosocial theories, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.
  • Conduct individual, group, and/or family psychotherapy.
  • Treat acute psychiatric disorders and mental health problems.
  • Obtain patient health and developmental history and perform/record a health appraisal including physical assessment and evaluation.
  • Differentiate between normal findings and those that require consultation and/or referral.
  • Diagnose and treat patients with common acute conditions, illnesses or minor trauma within legally accepted protocols, Nurse Practice Acts, in collaboration with a physician, and /or subsequent instructions.
  • Order diagnostic tests as applicable.
  • Formulate a health care plan for patients presenting for treatment to the emphasizing self-care responsibility through the participation of the patient, family, physician and other health care professionals.
  • Collaborate with the physician in the health care of patients with chronic illnesses.
  • Request consultation or referrals with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated.
  • Prescribe and dispense medications as delineated by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
  • Promote preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling.
  • Assist in staff clinical education.

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Job Tags

Bi-weekly pay, Full time, Shift work,

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