Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Job Description
Job Description
Advance your career to a whole new level providing much-needed healthcare services to underserved communities as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with MediTelecare, the nation's largest telehealth company! We provide in-person, telehealth and also hybrid services, so there are multiple options within our company.
In this exciting PMHNP role, you will enjoy job autonomy while also being a vital member of a supportive and capable team that will help you pave a path to a successful and bright future. Here, your input and ideas are welcomed and will make an immeasurable difference, helping shape the future of our company and the industry as a whole. A
Take that important step up in your career! Apply for MediTelecare's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) job opening today!
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner(PMHNP) - Responsibilities
- Conduct live and interactive clinical assessments of patients, providing treatment protocols, prescribing or recommending behavioral medications and providing medication management
- Provide behavioral and talk therapy to our patients
- Coordinate care with family members and staff at skilled nursing facilities
- Work closely with our collaborating psychiatrists where required by state law or independently but within an interdisciplinary team including other PMHNPs, psychologists, clinical pharmacists, and physicians
- Complete patient notes in our Electronic Health Records system
- Provide in-service education at facilities; participate in staff meetings as needed
- Provide consultation to facility staff on behavioral interventions, nursing practice, and psychopharmacology including writing orders for medications, as appropriate
- Participate in case reviews, consultations and utilization review
- Respond to urgent calls from the facility and facilitate problem-solving
- Stay current on telehealth issues and legislation
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner(PMHNP) - Qualifications
- Advanced practice nursing degree from an accredited university
- Valid PMHNP certification
- Unrestricted license in the state at least one state in which MediTelecare practices
- DEA certificate
- Able to meet the credentialing requirements of MediTelecare and your assigned facilities
- Able to become credentialed with Medicare and Medicaid, and other payers as necessary
- Geriatric and/or psychiatric experience preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work on a computer using the Internet, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft excel and MediTelecare's Electronic Health Record system