General Summary: Provides psychiatric services via video teleconference to eligible persons receiving services at an originating site (CMHC, FQHC, hospital, jail, etc.).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•Assess and evaluate adults/adolescents/children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorder.
•Analyze and evaluate patient data/information and test or examine findings to diagnose nature and extent of behavioral health disorder(s).
•Prescribe, and/or direct psychotherapeutic treatments or medication to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
•Collaborate with physicians, advance practice nurses, psychologists, social workers, nurses, or other professionals to discuss service plans and progress.
•Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social and medical history obtained via self-report, relatives, and other professionals.
•Counsel patients during appointments as necessary.
•Design/participate in the development of individualized service plans, using a variety of treatments.
•Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for patients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorder.
•Advise and inform guardians, relatives, and significant others of patient’s conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
•Review and evaluate treatment procedures and outcomes of other psychiatrists and medical professionals.
•Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports and summaries to entities/agencies as required by organization where placed.
•Perform direct services/consultations via telephone in the event that telepsychiatry equipment is temporarily inoperable.
•Return calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary).
•Follow the chain of command at the organization where placed (e.g. clinical issues should be brought to the attention of the placement organization’s medical director etc.)
•Abide by the policies and procedures of the organization where placed.
Required Credentials
•Graduation from a state certified advance practice program specializing in a psychiatry/mental health;
•ANCC certification in one of the following areas:
•Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
•Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
•Family Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
•Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
•Child/Adolescent Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
•An unrestricted license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)
•An unrestricted DEA registration in each state where direct services will be provided;
•A state-issued Controlled Substance Registration (CSR) in each state where direct services will be provided (if required by state);
•Registration with the state Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) in each state where direct services will be provided (if required by state);
•No suspension/exclusion/debarment from participation in federal health care programs (e.g. Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP);
•Professional liability insurance – with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $85.00 - $90.00 per hour
Medical Specialty:
•Psychiatry
Education:
•Master's (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
