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Job Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Position: Part-Time
Department/Program: Psychiatric Services
Reports to: Medical Director
Work location: In person or hybrid (Beaverton, Oregon)
Work schedule: 20 hours/week. (M-Th: some availability until 7pm required and some Friday hours required)
FLSA status: Exempt
Salary: (Non-bilingual) $81.20/hr. - $90.46/hr.
Salary: (Bilingual Spanish) $88.51/hr. - $98.60/hr.
Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:
Nonviolence -being safe and doing the rightthing
Emotional Intelligence -managing our feelings so wedon’thurt ourselves orothers
Social Learning -respecting and sharing ideas of ourteams
Democracy -shared decision making wheneverpossible
Open Communication -saying what we mean and not being mean when we sayit
Social Responsibility -everyonemakes a contributionto the organizationalculture
Growth and Change -creating hope for our clients andourselves
Position Summary:
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides comprehensive psychiatric services to children and adolescents as part of an interdisciplinary team of behavioral health providers. This position practices within the scope of their license to provide high quality, safe, efficient, and effective client care.
Duties and Responsibilities:
In providing mental health care services to Morrison clients, PMHP agrees to perform all reasonable duties within the scope of practice for a licensed PMHNP in the State of Oregon in accordance with the State’s laws, rules and regulations.
Adhere to accepted medical standards in accordance with applicable federal, state and local statutes, rulings, regulations and requirements and the prevailing community standard of care in the Portland Metropolitan Services area.
Adhere to the credentialing and quality criteria that are adopted by Morrison.
Provides psychiatric consultation, evaluation, and ongoing psychiatric treatment for clients.
Respond to requests for consultation from primary care providers in the community.
Provide a high level of customer service to clients, families, staff and outside professionals in a service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving.
Fully utilize Morrison’s EHR and follow all documentation, billing, and review/approval procedures.
Meet established productivity standards.
Utilize Medical Director as a resource for case consultation.
Collaborate with Clinic Managers, Clinic Supervisors, Program Managers, Division Directors and Medical Director in taking overall clinical responsibility for monitoring medical necessity and the clinical appropriateness of care.
Utilize CPT coding in the provision of direct psychiatric services in accordance with Morrison billing guidelines.
Prescribe clinically appropriate medications and conduct regular assessments of the therapeutic responses and side effects of medications to clients.
Provide ongoing education to clients, family members and team members on psychiatric illnesses and medications.
Collaborate with and engage clinical teams to ensure quality service delivery to all children and families, providing support and consultation. Work collaboratively as part of multi-disciplinary team that includes Psychiatric NPs, Mental Health Therapists, Nurses, Skills Trainers, and other direct, support and office workers.
Participate in clinic coverage schedules.
Provide urgent psychiatric services, as requested.
Provide ongoing training, learning, and development opportunities to staff on a regular basis, as requested. Prepare for and attend meetings, case reviews, compliance and utilization reviews, and quality improvement activities as needed/scheduled.
Adhere to and administer Agency and Psychiatric Services policies and procedures.
Other duties as assigned.
Is aware of Morrison Compliance Program including Compliance Officer, Compliance Standards of Conduct, and Employee Compliance Hotline. Understands Compliance Standards of Conduct and signs attestation document. Completes all assigned compliance, HIPAA, client privacy, and fraud, waste, and abuse training. Knows how to report any client privacy or fraud, waste, or abuse concerns.
Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.
Competencies:
Communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing in English.
Interpret information, utilize critical thinking and explain concepts to others.
Demonstrates and maintains appropriate professional boundaries in working with others and in handling confidential information.
Maintain effective working relationships with agency employees at all levels, outside professionals and the general public.
Adapts to constantly changing circumstances while maintaining professionalism.
Engages in continuous learning and builds knowledge, skills and abilities while addressing new challenges.
Communicate effectively, calmly and respectfully with clients and families who may have emotional and/or behavioral challenges; addressing, redirecting and/or problem solving with upset, angry, delayed, severely traumatized, emotionally and/behaviorally challenged clients and families.
Demonstrates knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis and psychotropic medication prescribing for children and adolescents.
Demonstrates an ability to effectively communicate with parents and caregivers.
Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
Demonstrates success in delivering quality services in a productivity-based environment.
Demonstrates the ability to work with and respect all individuals and demonstrate openness to providing trauma-informed responsive care and treatment to clients and their families.
Required Position Qualifications:
Current Oregon license as PMHNP or APRN with psychiatric certification. National Board Certification to include child and family is preferred.
Must have a valid DEA registration.
Minimum of one year independently providing psychiatric evaluation and medication management for children and adolescents
Must live in Oregon or Washington
Preferred Position Qualifications:
Bilingual in Spanish, both written and spoken. Must clear a language proficiency test for Spanish.
Experience working in community mental health setting with Medicaid population
Experience working in an electronic health record
Other Requirements:
Able to pass a comprehensive criminal history background investigation
Must not have any adverse findings from standard inquiries with the Office of the Inspector General, Medical Exclusion Provider List, National Practitioner Data Bank.
PMHNP shall fulfill and maintain necessary Continuing Medical Education credits as required by state and federal regulatory agencies, licensing boards, or malpractice carriers.
May require evening work or hours in excess of routine schedule in order to ensure optimal program operations and service delivery.
May travel and perform duties at different agency locations with possible meetings/presentations at other Morrison designated worksites and in the community.
For positions that require driving:
Must hold valid driver’s license— Oregon or Washington within 30 days of hire
Must pass a motor vehicle records check.
Working Conditions:
Environment:Work is done in clinical offices, community settings, including Morrison Residential, administration buildings, public locations, and social service sites. Breaks and meals are subject to interruption. Universal Precautions and remaining alert to the environment are critical to address the potential for violent behavior, exposure to disease, biohazards, noise, and contaminants.
Mental demands:Work assigned is diverse and may involve addressing new and unique circumstances. The work might be unpredictable and disrupts planned tasks, requiring flexible time management.
Physical demands:Ability to remain calm and emotionally available serving youth, adults and or families who have experienced trauma. Proficient with office equipment and physical movement. Ability to perform physical interventions if needed in accordance with program and training. Physical dexterity for reaching, stooping, and repetitive wrist and hand motions.
All Morrison programs and services are accredited by The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized standards-setting and accreditation body for health care. Morrison is also certified as a trauma-informed organization by the Sanctuary Institute. Certification recognizes our dedication to providing a trauma-informed culture and environment for children, families and staff through implementing Sanctuary values, commitments, and tools.
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Applications will be reviewed as received. Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.
Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
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Worksite address
beaverton, OR, 97078, US
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