Licensed Nurse Practitioner- PART TIME North Campus

Description

The Richmond Behavioral Health is now hiring for our North Campus Residential Programs and we have an exciting opportunity for a part‑time Licensed Nurse Practitioner to join our team! The selected individual will perform complex advanced human support work in the care and treatment of patients in a public health program, performing patient assessments and evaluations, determining diagnoses, prescribing medications, ordering and interpreting lab results, providing education and counseling, making referrals, and related work as apparent or assigned.

Work is performed under the general direction of the assigned Program Director.

• Provides client treatment; assesses clients; diagnoses disorders and health problems.
• Establishes and modifies treatment plans including diagnosis; prescribes medication; monitors clients response to treatment including medication side effects and adverse reactions.
• Orders and interprets lab results.
• Educates clients and other staff on health promotion, prevention and treatment recommendations.
• Provides supportive counseling and non‑pharmacological strategies to manage symptoms.
• Reviews and documents direct and patient related services; prepares progress notes and evaluations; completes prior authorizations and paperwork as requested.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members and other medical providers, families and community providers; communicates assessment information, treatment planning, interventions and crisis needs with Case Managers, clinicians, supervisors and stakeholders.
• Promotes integration of care through consultation and collaboration with other health care providers.
• Functions as a member of select committees as assigned.
• Participates in administrative and clinical staff meetings as required.
• Assist with medical and clinical policy development.
• Initiates health promotion initiatives.
• Completes monthly reports as assigned.
• Functions as a change agent to identify and implement process improvement initiatives.
• Participate in maintaining standards of care and implementation of evidence based processes in acute and non-acute settings.
• Coordinates special projects as needed to support medical and psychiatric service provision.

• Master’s degree with coursework in psychiatric mental health nursing.
• Board certified as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioner.
• Meets requirements as a Licensed Mental Health Professional.

• Registered Nurse, Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Board certification as a Nurse Practitioner, Prescriptive Authority license, Drug Enforcement Administration registration and National Provider Identification.
• Valid driver's license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Part‑time.

Starting Salary Range $74.45.

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.