Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)- Competitive Pay And Benefits!

Position Summary
Buena Vista Health and Recovery Centers is a growing, state of the art healthcare recovery center with multiple locations. We are currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner - PsychNP to join our team of passionate healthcare professionals at our Tucson, AZ Campus.
In collaboration with the physician/medical director, assumes clinical responsibility for tasks performed within Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice. Including: taking patient's history, performing physical and psychiatric examinations, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, establishing diagnosis and provide care and management for common illnesses and disease prevention in the adult patient.
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Duties and Responsibilities*

• Serves as the attending clinician to specified clients. Completes initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, patient education, progress toward treatment goals, and discharge planning including medical, psychological, social, behavioral and developmental aspects of the consumer’s care, treatment, and services
• The NP may assist in the admission, transfer or discharge from Buena Vista
• Documents client’s progress in the clinical record including admission order, progress notes, and discharge orders. Oversees delivery of medication education and consent, according to established policy
• Orders laboratory tests according to standards of clinical practice. Reviews the health assessment completed by nursing staff, obtains a past and current medical history, and conducts a focused physical examination as indicated, according to established guidelines. Initiates contact with Primary Care Physicians and Emergency Room clinicians according to established guidelines
• Assesses clients’ needs and guides the clinical team while managing treatment plan updates, in addition to initiating contact with Outpatient Behavioral Health Provider according to established guidelines. Reviews and utilizes all available documents from applicable referring clinicians, hospitals or crisis clinical teams
• Provides necessary information to clinical team regarding inpatient utilization. Utilizes appropriate medication based on best practices
• Collaborates with other personnel to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the client. Works within multidisciplinary team to develop plan for the patient and their family
• Participates in medical staff meetings including regional and quarterly meetings; participates in all required Buena Vista meetings; and participates in any meeting as requested by Medical Leadership
• Participates in utilization review activities including performing peer to peer review sessions with payors
• Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement program
• Makes appropriate referrals to specialists and community agencies
• In addition to the routine duties of detailed in NP scope of practice the in-patient, specialty NP will provide care and management for specified outpatient level of care clients and respond to emergency situations
• Also responsible for the management of the standards of care, quality, national certifications, and representation to key stakeholders for the programs at Buena Vista

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Minimum Qualifications and Skills Required*

• AZ RN license or RN License from a Compact State
• Registered in AZ as Nurse Practitioner
• Completion of an approved nursing program allowing licensure as an RN in the state of Arizona
• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Master’s level certification in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP) program
• BCLS and American Heart Association BLS
• CPI certification within 30 days of hiring
• Level one fingerprint clearance card or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire
• Hold and maintain national certification in NP specialty area of Psychiatric nursing, under AZ regulations
• 0-3 years’ experience in the delivery of behavioral health, addiction treatment and/or delivery of family health treatment to adults
• Unrestricted DEA license

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Preferred Qualifications*

• Dual certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric
• Certification in buprenorphine administration
• Doctorate of Nursing Practice

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
This employer does not require a Covid-19 vaccine.

Application Question(s):

• Do you have an Unrestricted DEA license?
• Do you have a Buprenorphine certified?
• What are your compensation expectations?

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• addiction/detox: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• AZ Registration as a Nurse Practitioner (Required)
• AZ or Compact State RN License (Required)

Work Location: One location