Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry

Description

At Signature Health, our purpose is to provide integrated healthcare for our community specializing in patients with mental illness and/or addiction because we want people to realize their highest potential. If you align with our core values, putting people first, striving for excellence in the work you do each day and have a can do mindset, then Signature Health is the best place for the next step in your rewarding career.

As a full-time employee, you will have access to the following employer/employee paid benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match, Health Joy - a no cost medical and mental health online resource available Day 1, and much more
• Robust earned paid time off program (PTO)
• Federal Loan Forgiveness Program (available on eligible roles)
• Professional Development Support

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reporting to Chief Medical Officer, and under the direction of the site-level Associate Medical Director, and the organization’s Medical Director of Psychiatry, a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Signature Health Inc. provides compassionate, supportive, patient-centered psychiatric medical care to our patients. Our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works diligently to help improve the daily lives of our patients by providing evaluations/consultations, diagnosis, monitoring of progress, and pharmacologic and other appropriate psychological health treatment services.

Our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively with Signature Health staff, including our primary care physicians, counselors, case managers, and other outside sources to provide quality holistic care for our patients.

HOW YOU’LL SUCCEED

• Providing ongoing consultation and management for assigned patients as requested or as necessary in accordance with accepted standards of psychiatric practice.
• Providing psychiatric services on the days and at the times established and scheduled by Signature Health. Our expectation is that the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner’s schedule will be maximized during his/her clinical schedule in order to best serve all our clients in need and to maximize access to services for new clients. This may include providing services on a same-day basis or providing care to patients using a walk-in service model.
• Utilizing the electronic medical records system to timely and accurately fulfill all administrative responsibilities attendant to his/her performance of direct patient care, including but not limited to, entry and completion of progress notes detailing all patient encounters, services provided and treatment plans recommended; electronic order entry of medications and diagnostic tests; and other required documentation in accordance with the policies and procedures of Signature Health and/or other relevant accrediting or regulatory bodies.
  
  The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner must ensure compliance with Signature Health's note completion policy.
• Preparing and attend to all reports, claims, and correspondence (including email) necessary or appropriate to the performance of the professional services. Email is a regular form of communication within Signature Health and therefore prompt response, generally a response within 24 hours (or sooner as medically/business appropriate) is required.
• Referring patients to other services within the agency, other physicians, including specialists and other health care providers, when and if needed.
• Maintaining competence in his/her area of specialty by attending professional conventions or seminars as well as participating in educational activities offered by professional societies on a reasonable basis.
• Providing coverage when other physician employees/contractors are unavailable due to vacations, holidays, illness, other personal or professional absences, or as required by Signature Health.
• Being available to take calls as assigned by the Agency.
• Reporting incidents timely, including major unusual incidents, and other information required to appropriate governmental authorities and as required for Agency reporting.
• Participating in Agency required quality assurance, peer review, compliance, and credentialing/privileging activities.
• Attending administrative meetings, as…