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Job Title: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Location: Springfield, MO.
Department: Psychiatry Clinics
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary:
An advanced practice provider, physician’s assistant or advanced practice nurse practitioner, who has acquired appropriate training to provide mental health services to include evaluating, diagnosing, prescribing medications, and managing treatment for clients.
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner position offers…
•All-Inclusive Employee Benefits Package - A robust full-time employee benefits package encompassing health, dental, vision, retirement, disability, life insurance, wellness program, and more
•Telemedicine – 24/7 phone, web, or mobile app medical, behavioral health, & dermatology visits
•Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
•Paid Time Off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay
•Workplace Culture** - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting healthy, joyful workforce engagement
Key Responsibilities:
•Perform client assessment and diagnosis for adult clients and develop a treatment plan, implement the plan and provide follow up and evaluation.
About Brightli
Brightli is hiring for this PMHNP position. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners play a critical role in addressing the growing demand for mental health services across the United States. This employer is actively seeking qualified candidates to join their team.
Complete a psychiatric assessment; which includes obtaining a relevant health and medical history and ordering pertinent diagnostic tests.
•Provide a psychiatric diagnosis based on the multiaxial system used by the DSM-IV-TR Axis 1 -5.
•Implement a treatment plan, which may include provision of brief psychotherapy and/or prescription of psychotropic medications.
•Prescribe psychotropic medication and order pertinent diagnostic tests as delegated per a current written collaborative practice or supervision agreement with the Staff Psychiatrist.
•Provides services utilizing his/her experience and ability to meet the needs of the client and the goals of treatment.
•Carries a caseload, the size and nature of which is to be established with supervisory staff.
•Communicates with attending physician as necessary to identify problems and establish goals and objectives for treatment.
•Provides and/or coordinates a comprehensive follow-up to all clients for whom he/she has been responsible.
•Is sensitive and responsible to management needs, such as data collection, program evaluation, development of grant applications, maintenance of various contracts for services, etc.
•Participates in all required meetings.
•Functions in accordance with Brightli Operational Guidelines and within his/her professional code of ethics.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
•Shall be able to establish effective relationships via telephone and personal contacts. Shall be able to follow direction and accept supervision.
•Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
•Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports, document with a computerized clinical record and e-mail correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively before groups of residents, employees of the organization, family members and other contacts in the community.
•LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports, document with a computerized clinical record and e-mail correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively before groups of residents, employees of the organization, family members and other contacts in the community.
•MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
•REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Experience and/or Education Qualifications:
•Must possess a Master's degree in nursing as an Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Previous experience in the behavioral health field is preferred.
•Physician assistants must maintain their state license and certification. Certified physician assistants must pass a recertification examination every 10 years and complete at least 100 hours of continuing medical education every 2 years.
•APRNS must possess a Master's degree in nursing as an Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Previous experience in the behavioral health field is preferred.
•Must possess and maintain current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Missouri, a certificate of recognition as an Advanced Practice Nurse in the state of Missouri and credentialing as an Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by a national certification body recognized by the state of Missouri.
•Previous experience in the behavioral health field is preferred.
Supervisory Requirements:
•None.
Employment Requirements:
•Successful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.
•Completion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.
•All training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.
•Current driver’s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.
Physical Requirements:
ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Repetitive movements of hands, fingers, and arms for typing and/or writing during work shift.
Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Position Perks & Benefits:
Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life
Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive
Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within
Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.
Brightli is on a Mission:
A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.
As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Burrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.
