Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner El Paso, Texas

Pay: $60.17 + $5.09 fringe = $65.26

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants form the core of the advanced practice provider team. Although there are some differences in the professions, NPs and PAs work together with the same expectations for core clinical care. The clinic mission is comprehensive, and the unique detention environment requires psych APPs to have a broad clinical background. The core scope of practice includes but is not limited to evaluation, formulation of diagnoses, and treatment of psychiatric and mental health care needs, including family units; urgent and emergency mental health care, public health management, case management, collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and gender specific care, including transgender care and management of mental health care during pregnancy. All health care provided to detainees is governed by clinic policy and established detention standards. All Psych APPs provide care under the scope of a collaborative practice and prescriptive authority agreement with a psychiatrist.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Degree issuing institution and or program must be accredited by an entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

• Graduate from an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Physician Assistant program located in the United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory.
• A minimum of one year of clinical provider experience in direct patient care.
• Experience in a detention/correctional or residential health care setting (preferred, not required).

REQUIRED LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

• Must have an unrestricted, current license in the state in which the duty station is located. Any changes to license must be reported to employer immediately. Fulfills the obligation(s) of state licensing board to maintain state licensure including completion and maintenance of collaborative practice agreements and prescriptive authority agreements.
• Maintains current board certification as PMHNP by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Fulfills obligation(s) of respective governing body to maintain board certification.
• Physician Assistant (PA)
• Requires unrestricted PA state license and national board certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Current licensure as a PA by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.
• Graduate from a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• Certificate of Added Qualification in Psychiatry from the NCCPA – required.
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• Requires current unrestricted registered nurse (RN) and PMHNP licenses by a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territory of the United States.
• PMHNP degree from a graduate school of professional nursing accredited by the
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), typically a Master or Doctoral level education. – PMHNP national board certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Maintains unrestricted license with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and in the state in which the duty station is located to prescribe controlled medications.
• Maintains BLS for Healthcare Providers® certification through the American Heart Association®.
• This position does not require privileging.

ATTRIBUTES AND PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Analytical skills and ability to navigate complex system
• Strong interpersonal and active listening skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrates strong problem solving, judgement and decision-making skills
• Demonstrates integrity, honesty, and cultural competency.
• Verbal and written proficiency in Spanish (preferred, not required).

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional, evidence-based, clinical principles, procedures, and techniques to patient care delivery.
• Knowledge of drugs and therapeutics when prescribing and dispensing medication.
• Practical knowledge of laboratory procedures and guidelines.
• Ability to properly use equipment, materials and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures.
• Ability to utilize interpretation and/or translation and/or assisted communication services as needed to ensure ability to communicate with patients or others who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) or have a communication disability or impediment.
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes in schedules and flexibility in work requirements.
• Abilit…