Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Temporary Position

Job Title

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Temporary (10-20 hours per week) for approximately 4 months

Psychiatric Services

Hybrid with a minimum of two 8 hour days/month in person

In person days would be at any of the following clinics:
Beaverton, Milwaukie, Portland

Flexible days (Monday-Friday, Strong preference for afternoon/evening hours)

(Non-bilingual) $81.20/hr.

- $90.46/hr. (Bilingual Spanish) $88.51/hr.

- $98.60/hr.

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 right thing
• Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so wedon’thurt ourselves orothers
• Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of ourteams
• Democracy
  -shared decision making whenever possible
• Open Communication
  -saying what we mean and not being mean when we sayit
• Social Responsibility
  -everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture
• Growth and Change
  -creating hope for our clients and ourselves

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides psychiatric consultation and ongoing psychiatric treatment for the promotion of optimal mental health prevention and treatment of Psychiatric disorders for Morrison clients, as part of an interdisciplinary health care team. This position supports and enforces agency policies and procedures to ensure safe, efficient, and effective client care.

• 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.
• Provide services in a manner that maintains appropriate professional boundaries with client, caregivers, and staff
• Provides psychiatric consultation and ongoing psychiatric treatment for clients.
• Respond to requests for consultation to 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 HER and follow all documentation, billing, and review/approval procedures.
• Meet established productivity standards.
• 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.
• Review and approve annual treatment plans.
• 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 a 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.
• 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…