Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

Under the general supervision of Chief Executive Officer, the Nurse Practitioner will function as a prescribing provider for an integrated walk-in clinic and help develop and deliver other clinical services as directed. This position will perform direct care functions (90%) and administrative functions (10%). The Nurse Practitioner will assess and treat mental health and substance use disorders and will provide consultation, guidance, and treatment planning for persons seeking behavioral health services at the integrated walk-in clinic.

Essential Functions:

• Performs all duties and responsibilities required of a Nurse Practitioner and provides quality, cost-effective care for the designated patient population in accordance with accepted healthcare standards and protocols, licensing regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Performs initial assessments, medication reviews, consultations, and coordinates care with treatment teams.
• Diagnoses mental health and substance use disorders and provides appropriate, evidence-based treatment with psychotropic medications.
• Develops and oversees treatment plans by determining the nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders and establishes treatment goals and methodologies.
• Orders relevant diagnostic and laboratory tests and interprets results as clinically indicated.
• Maintains interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, psychiatrists and other qualified mental health professionals, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
• Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by adhering to all applicable policies, procedures, standards, rules, accreditation requirements, and legal regulations.
• Maintains knowledge and compliance with established policies and procedures, corporate compliance programs, code of ethics, applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, HIPAA and 42 CFR part 2 standards, and other regulatory programs.
• Maintains timely electronic medical records in compliance with clinical, legal, and quality requirements.
• Participates in continuing educational opportunities, reading relevant academic publications, attending conferences, and participating in professional organizations.
• Provides crisis intervention when needed, including facilitating patient referrals to crisis center or emergency department, if necessary.
• Monitors clinic productivity to ensure that the clinic’s targets are met.
• Provides consultation by participating in case reviews, recommending appropriate treatment approaches, committees, and contributing to the establishment of psychiatric programs, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in and promotes quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensures that OCHN standards of service are maintained.
• Cultivates, maintains, and enhances team, department, and interdepartmental relationships to promote collaboration, teamwork, and a positive working environment.
• Monitors interdisciplinary teams by reviewing treatment plans and progress.
• Assists in decision making pertaining to the care of patients that is consistent with current medical practice and clinic policies and procedures.
• Participates in the development of care pathways and algorithms that improve client’s care.
• Serves as a liaison between the clinic staff and OCHN’s organizational leadership.
• Assists in analyses of data and trends at the clinic and helps prepare and present reports to OCHN’s organizational leadership as requested.
• Promotes quality care for OCHN members.
• Participates in Root Cause Analysis and special Quality Assurance reviews.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to continuously improve productivity, efficiency, recovery outcomes, and medical care.
• Identifies and reports in a timely manner any health and safety risks, accidents, incidents, injuries, and property damage at the workplace.
• Serves on committees as designated by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned by OCHN’s Chief Medical Officer.

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

Education :

• Masters in Nursing from a nationally accredited university.
• Active Nurse Practitioner (NP) license in Michigan.

Training Requirements (licenses, programs, or certificates):

• State of Michigan license to practice as a nurse practitioner.
• State of Michigan Controlled Substance License.
• A Controlled Substance Registration Certificate (for schedules 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, and 5) from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States Department of Justice.
• A valid Driver’s License with a safe and acceptable driving record.

Experience Requirements:

• Five (5) years of professional clinical experience in a behavioral healthcare or mental health setting.

Preferred Requirements:

• Completion of a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program and PMHMP-BC Certification is preferred. Additionally, a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) is also preferred.

Job Specific Competencies/Skills:

• Knowledge of OCHN policies, procedures, and practices.
• Knowledge of the OCHN provider network and community resources.
• Knowledge of the Michigan Mental Health Code.
• Knowledge of MDHHS policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Federal policies, rules, regulations, and procedures as it relates to OCHN.
• Knowledge of the clinical care process (screening, assessment, treatment planning, case management, and continuing care).
• Knowledge of and ability to use screening and assessment tools for behavioral health services.
• Knowledge of medical and behavioral health practices and terminology.
• Knowledge of compliance standards.
• Knowledge of Medical Necessity Criteria for Behavioral Health Services.
• Knowledge of documents / regulations that govern the provision of mental health services, e.g., Medicaid Manual Mental Health and Substance Abuse Chapter III, State Plan for Medicaid, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Quality Plan, BBA requirements and the Mental Health Code.
• Knowledge of the practices and principles of psychological, emotional, and sociological assessment and diagnosis.
• Knowledge of diagnostics, psychopharmacology, and supportive treatment approaches as applied to a severely mentally ill (SMI) adult population.
• Knowledge of diagnostics, psychopharmacology, and supportive treatment approaches as applied to the severe emotional disturbance (SED) child population.
• Knowledge of diagnostics, psychopharmacology, and supportive treatment approaches as applied to the Intellectual and or Developmentally Disabled (I/DD) population.
• Knowledge of the identification and treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (SUD).
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications.
• Knowledge of Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSP) and Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHP)
• Knowledge of community mental health services and resources.
• Knowledge of the DSM.
• Leadership skills.
• Assessment and evaluation skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Planning skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Report writing skills.
• Decision Making skills.
• Critical Thinking skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Communication skills.
• Teaching skills.
• Written communication skills.
• Computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook, Teams).
• Teamwork Skills.
• Ability to communicate orally.
• Ability to communicate in writing.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to work with an ethnically, linguistically, culturally, economically and socially diverse population.
• Judgement/Reasoning ability.

Oakland Community Health Network’s Core Competencies:

• Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; demonstrating loyalty to the organization and its mission and values; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
• Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the person served. (Customer Focus)
• Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning)
• Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence in addition to consciously adopting organizational standards of excellence. (Work Standards)
• Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. (Communication)

Additional Information:

(Travel required, physical requirements, on-call schedules, etc.):

• Must be available for virtual meetings and events which may occur outside of standard office hours.
• Work performed primarily in a remote clinical environment.
• Hybrid (onsite/remote) work schedule available.
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

OCHN is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive and equitable culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces and encourages our employees’ differences. This includes (but is not limited to) ability, age, color, family type, gender expression and identity, individual expression, medical conditions, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and all other diverse and wonderful characteristics.