Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner; PMHNP

Nurse Practitioner (NP) | Part Time or Full Time

Hagerstown MD

Under the supervision of the Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner II at Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health and all its subsidiaries is responsible for providing evidence-based, integrated treatment to our patients. The NP II assesses, diagnoses and provides continuity care for patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

• Provide integrated behavioral health services to patients both virtually and in person.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat adult patients with co-occurring SUD and mental health disorders; establish medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
• Collaborate with counselors, case managers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care.
• Complete medical records accurately and timely, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
• Order, obtain, and interpret appropriate laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients.
• Design, order, and document treatment plans, including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of health information and diagnostic results.
• Initiate protocols/clinical pathways and evaluate the plan of care to ensure timely intervention.
• Perform invasive procedures when needed.
• Collaborate with primary care providers regarding admission, discharge, and transfer decisions.
• Present patients in the caseload during rounds.
• Communicate the plan of care with appropriate providers and with patients and family members.
• Provide patient and family instruction related to the plan of care, disease process, new treatment plans, and medication regimens.
• Counsel and educate patients and family members in disease processes, health maintenance, and health promotion activities; provide primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive care services.
• Initiate appropriate referrals and specialty consultations as needed.
• Facilitate patient flow and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate and timely discharge.
• Provide specialty consultation.
• Advocate for patients, ensuring family participation in care, understanding of treatment options, and patient rights.
• Consider holistic needs of patients and orchestrate resources such as pain service or palliative care.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Provide formal and informal educational programs for other members of the health care team consistent with evidence-based practice standards.
• Participate in mentoring activities and precept interns.
• Promote understanding of disease processes in the area of specialty/program.
• Act as a clinical resource for other team members including interns, residents, fellows, nurses, and medical students.
• Provide community education, health promotion, and outreach.
• Act as a community health resource.

• Coordinate adequate nurse practitioner coverage on the service.
• Work with physician and nurse practitioner staff to ensure coverage.
• Work with primary care providers to achieve service‑specific outcome targets for key metrics, including clinical outcomes, level of service, cost of care, and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in performance improvement activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes and minimizing variation.
• Collaborate with physician leadership and the entire leadership team to develop clinical pathways.
• Participate in and lead quality assurance activities such as chart reviews and peer review; establish standard of practice.
• Advance the patient care delivery process through application of research, evidence-based practice standards, and industry best practices.
• Advise and influence CCG policies and procedures to improve the delivery of care.
• Introduce and evaluate new patient care delivery systems, models of care, and therapeutic and preventive interventions that address patient needs not met by current care strategies.
• Actively participate in departmental and division meetings and organizational initiatives.
• Maintain compliance and regulatory documentation for administrative purposes and reimbursement for services.
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