Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Department:
Primary Care

Shift: Part-Time / 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:

Dual Home Base - 4009 North Broadway, Chicago, Illinois 60613 and 5501 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60621

Heartland Alliance Health’s (HAH) mission is to transform healthcare for the most vulnerable – particularly people experiencing homelessness, mental illness or addictions, or struggling with multiple chronic illnesses – improving health for all and the well‑being of our community.

Mid‑Level Provider (adult, family, psych nurse, pediatric nurse practitioner and nurse midwife) provides quality primary health care services to special populations, emphasizing the promotion of health and the prevention of disease. The role of the Mid‑Level Provider is a response to society’s demand for accountable, accessible and affordable health care. The Mid‑Level Provider is a registered professional nurse prepared at the Master’s level as an advanced practitioner who manages actual and potential health problems, which include common diseases and human responses to disease.

The mid‑level provider practices independently and interdependently by collaborating with physicians, community health nurses and other health care providers. Individual accountabilities and work volume will be established through the development of annual Success Objectives, within the framework outlined below.

• Facilitates entry of the client into the health care system by assessing the primary health care needs, including eliciting comprehensive health histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and/or performing pertinent diagnostic tests, analyzing collected data to determine client health status and formulating a problem list.
• Provides coordinated and continuous primary health care to clients that spans the health continuum by mutual goal setting and planning delivery of care.
• Prescribes a variety of treatment modalities to meet the health and illness needs of clients.
• Provides health teaching and counseling that promotes a therapeutic and caring relationship.
• Manages and evaluates the plan of care process and outcome and then modifies the plan as needed.
• Collaborates with other multidisciplinary professionals and community agencies to provide high quality care.
• Coordinates services in conjunction with other team members to meet clients' primary health care needs and to ensure the continuity of care.
• Participates in quality assurance activities through protocol development and collaborative peer review by: assisting in joint practice protocol development and identifying indicators for quality care; developing joint practice protocols and identifying appropriate evaluative criteria; evaluating clinical standards of care based on the quality assurance process; implementing recommended changes and/or improvements to guarantee quality of care based on the evaluation process.
• Assumes the responsibility for professional development and contributes to the professional growth of others by: developing in‑depth knowledge of daily program operations, policies and procedures; acting as a preceptor in the orientation of new health care personnel, interns and volunteers; serving as a consultant in specialized populations to other health care providers and community agencies.
• Incorporates and disseminates research findings as a basis for practice and to improve health care outcomes.
• Identifies clinical questions to be researched.
• Assumes the responsibility for maintaining competence in clinical practice by: engaging in a mentor relationship with mid‑level providers and physicians to gain clinical expertise; developing and maintaining a client case load as clinical competence is achieved to enhance continuity of care and meet agency productivity standards; participating in appropriate educational activities in order to maintain and increase competence.
• Provides cost‑effective care that meets agency productivity requirements by practicing collaboratively with the community health nurses to prevent the duplication of services.
• Practices within the legal and ethical guidelines established by the Nurse Practitioner Act,…