Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) - Community Clinic Psychiatric
Position Summary
We are seeking a psychiatric outpatient clinical APP [PMHNP or PA] to work under the supervision and in collaboration with a WashU Psychiatrist. As an APP at WashU, you’ll be a critical part of our clinical team, serving the mental healthcare needs of our clients. We offer telemedicine and in-person flexibility, a collegial work environment, newly designed and modern offices along with full administrative support. This role provides direct outpatient psychiatric care to patients for a minimum of 36 hours per 40 hour work week.
This job offers a generous base salary plus uncapped additional productivity-driven bonuses, exceptional employee benefits including 20 vacation days & 10 paid holidays a year, a 7-10% matching 403(b), dependent tuition and so much more!
Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide direct outpatient psychiatric care to patients for a minimum of 36 hours per 40 hour work week.
- Focus on clinical care of patients with a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses.
- Evaluate, diagnose, and develop treatment plans for assigned patients.
- Prescribe and monitor medication.
- Provide referrals for additional treatment needs.
- Provide psychotherapy as needed.
- Document, monitor, and ensure accuracy and timeliness of patient medical records. Maintain all required reports, record, statistics, etc.
- Maintain a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards.
- Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Enhance professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
- Will function and be supervised under a Collaborative Practice Agreement with a Physician.
Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions
- Ability to travel to other locations.
- Normal office environment.
- Exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
- Exposure to chemicals.
- Requires protective devices.
- Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements.
- Patient care setting.
- Direct patient care setting.
Physical Effort
- Typically sitting at desk or table.
- Typically standing or walking.
- Typically bending, crouching, stooping.
- Using tools requiring high dexterity.
- Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less).
Equipment
- Office equipment.
- Lab/research equipment.
- Clinical/diagnostic equipment.
Required Qualifications
Education: M.S.N. - Master Of Science In Nursing - Nurse Practitioner
Certifications/Professional Licenses: Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.
More About This Job
Required Qualifications:
- APN licensure or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire.
- Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification, Board Certified or other APP certifications with the mental health experience we seek.
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certification.
- Basic Life Support certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirement).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of one year of diagnosis, evaluation, and medication management experience in an outpatient mental health setting is highly preferred.
- Children, adolescents, and adult outpatient mental health experience.
- Any additional outpatient mental health experience is a plus.
- Illinois APN licensure is a plus.
- Empathy, communication, active listening, problem solving, ethical, and the ability to work with diverse populations.
Salary Range
$93,300.00 - $167,800.00 / Annually
Scheduled Hours
40
Grade
S31
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