Lead PMHNP - Outpatient Behavioral Mental Health

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At Children’s, we know that behavioral and mental health are key to a child’s overall well-being. By providing access to a range of care—prevention, intervention and crisis recovery services—we can help mitigate risk and support mind, brain and behavioral development throughout childhood. Our team utilizes a holistic, family-centered approach to care and evidence-based treatment method.

The Lead Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) will be responsible for managing clinical, administrative, and professional issues for the department/practice as they pertain to the Advanced Practice Providers. This position facilitates and manages the day-to-day operations of the APP group including the fiscal and human resources processes. The Lead PMHNP proactively engages the team to ensure the best and most current practices are being utilized in the organization.

The role is also responsible for the orientation and transition to practice, the ongoing competency evaluation, professional development, and growth of the Advanced Practice Providers in the clinical environment.

The primary responsibility remains in direct patient care; minimum of a 0.8 FTE required.

• 3 years’ experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

• Previous supervisory or health care leadership experience
• Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Medical Science

• Masters degree in Nursing

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia OR Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia OR licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia
• Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 60 days of hire for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Anesthesia, Hematology/Oncology, and Critical Care (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants working in Neonatology may provide NRP certification in lieu of PALS)

• Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, Joint Commission regulatory requirements and Credentialing process of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
• Excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Must have the following skills and aptitude: team partnership orientation, conflict resolution, problem solving, listening, staff development, time management, physician relations, and fiscal management
• Demonstrates personal and professional integrity; collaborative and respectful behavior; flexibility and willingness to change
• Ability to coach and develop leadership skills in others
• Exhibits confidentiality, honesty, and actions that build trust and strengthens relationships

• Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model for children of all ages under the supervision of the supervising/collaborating physician within the scope of practice outlined by state statute in the inpatient and/or ambulatory settings. This includes:
• Performing comprehensive histories and physical exams and identifying normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive and psychosocial status
• Ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests
• Developi…