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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA) FT - Days - BH Flex - 21192

edinburg, TX

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA) FT - Days - BH Flex - 21192

US:TX:Edinburg | ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS | Full Time

Description

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days

Summary:

MISSION STATEMENT:

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION:

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Primarily responsible to assess, evaluate and treat patients in the medical office setting, under the supervision and collaboration of a physician, by using advanced knowledge and skill to identify abnormal conditions, diagnose health problems, develop and implement treatment plans, evaluate patient outcomes, and collaborate with the physician in the medical practice for further care management.

POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduate of an accredited school for professional nursing with BSN degree and MSN with Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program. Successful completion of practitioner program. National certification preferred

Registered Nurse (RN) license and Nurse Practitioner license or a Physician Assistant (PA) license.

Minimum Two (2) years’ experience as nurse practitioner or physician assistant with medical and/or psychiatric practice preferred

Computer skills required with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

Good written and verbal communication skills required

Must have a comprehensive understanding of cultural and bilingual issues.

Current ACLS certification within (3) months of hire required

Must obtain the Fetal Monitoring certificate and NRP certification within 3 months of hire.

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a healthcare setting as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician assistant,

Experience in psychiatry or in a clinical role/setting where patients with mental health diagnoses were treated

Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.

Excellent interpersonal skills and must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.

Organizational skills are necessary

Good written and verbal communication skills required

Requires working with frequent interruptions.

Must project a professional image.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

All duties described below are applicable to all units in the psychiatric hospital including but not limited to: Children, Adult, Adolescent, Geriatric, State Civil, State Forensic, Intake and Medical Area

Primarily responsible to assess, evaluate and treat patients in the behavioral hospital, under the supervision and collaboration of a physician, by using advanced knowledge and skill to identify abnormal conditions, diagnose health problems, diagnose mental health conditions, develop and implement treatment plans, evaluate patient outcomes, and collaborate with or refer to a physician in the medical or psychiatric practice for further care management.

Actively demonstrates the organization’s mission and core values, and conducts oneself at all times in a manner consistent with these values.

Knows and adheres to all laws and regulations pertaining to patient health, safety and medical information.

Performs complete, accurate assessment/examination as appropriate for patient setting/type of visit and closes notes on a daily basis for all patients.

Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic tests and accurately, communicates results to patient, completes all documentation, adhering to compliance standards for documentation, coding/billing and collaborative supervision. Reports abnormal findings to collaborative/supervising physician.

Prescribes appropriate treatment, pharmacological agents and/or other non-pharmacological interventions. Completes simple and complex procedures independently. Reports adverse patient responses to collaborative/supervising physician.

Provides direct patient and family education regarding patient medical or psychiatric condition/disease process, treatment methodologies, outcomes management, wellness and prognosis.

Determines the effectiveness of patient care plans, treatment and interventions through reassessment and modifies as necessary to achieve patient health status goals. Reports significant plan changes to collaborative/supervising physician.

Participates in treatment team meetings with the interdisciplinary care team

Responsible for communication with physician regarding variations from normal and evaluation of patient outcomes. Collaborates with physician and other members of health care team to provide individualized plan of care. Delegates care within scope of practice.

Participates in medical record, patient care, quality assurance, process improvement and compliance audits, evaluations and follow-up.

Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness in handling schedule coverage and service excellence.

Performs other duties consistent with purpose of job, effective operation of medical practice and access/delivery of care to patients as directed.

Ensure patient care meets quality standards established by regulatory and credentialing organizations, including the Joint Commission, CMS, HHSC and other credentialing institutions.

Other duties as required.

Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES:

(Chain-of-command)

Director 2. Vice President 3. Chief Medical Officer/Medical Director

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):

A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

Light/moderate lifting up to 50 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.

Yes

Kneeling

Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 50 lbs.

Yes

Walking

Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 30 lbs.

Yes

Yes

Straight pulling

Yes

Yes

Pulling hand over hand

Yes

Pushing

Yes

Repeated bending

Yes

Yes

Reaching above shoulder

Yes

Yes

Yes

Climbing Ladders

No

Dual simultaneous grasping

Yes

Depth Perceptions needed

Yes

Ability to see

Yes

Yes

Operating office equipment

Yes

Twisting

Yes

Operating mechanical equipment

Yes

No

Ability to read and write

Yes

Ability to Count

Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

Yes

Operating Personal Vehicle

Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication

Yes

Other: Ability to deal with stress

Yes

OSHA Category

I

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure: Category I

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

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Worksite address

edinburg, TX, 78540, US

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