Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner


Description

Concerted Care Group, LLC offers the most effective treatment of addiction available – including addiction to heroin, morphine, codeine, oxycodone, prescription painkillers, and other opiates. We’ve been around for 5 years and we are just getting started. Our outpatient clinic is conveniently located in the communities that we serve.

We treat the whole person, not just the chemical dependency of addiction.

The Psychiatric NP will provide clinical oversight and mental health services to all behavioral health programs within an integrated care center that includes Opioid Treatment, Primary Care and Health Home care management service.

Principle Responsibilities and Tasks

  • Performs comprehensive history and physical assessment for patients admitted/scheduled to service/practice setting.
  • Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
  • Establishes medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
  • Designs, orders and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of health information and diagnostic results.
  • Initiates protocols/clinical pathways and evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
  • Performs invasive procedures.
  • Collaborates with primary care providers regarding admission, discharge, and transfer decisions.
  • Considers the holistic needs of patients and orchestrates resources (i.e. pain service, palliative care)
  • Is responsible for coordinating adequate nurse practitioner coverage on their service. Works with the physician and nurse practitioner staff to assure this coverage.
  • Works with primary care providers to achieve service specific outcome targets for key metrics including clinical outcomes, level of service, cost of care and patient satisfaction.
  • Participates in performance improvement activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes and minimizing variation.
  • In collaboration with physician leadership and the entire leadership team, develops clinical pathways.
  • Participates in and leads quality assurance activities (i.e., chart reviews, peer review) and establishes standard of practice.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Performs comprehensive history and physical assessment for patients admitted/scheduled to service/practice setting.
  • Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
  • Establishes medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
  • Designs, orders and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of health information and diagnostic results.
  • Initiates protocols/clinical pathways and evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
  • Performs invasive procedures.
  • Collaborates with primary care providers regarding admission, discharge, and transfer decisions.
  • Considers the holistic needs of patients and orchestrates resources (i.e. pain service, palliative care)
  • Is responsible for coordinating adequate nurse practitioner coverage on their service. Works with the physician and nurse practitioner staff to assure this coverage.
  • Works with primary care providers to achieve service specific outcome targets for key metrics including clinical outcomes, level of service, cost of care and patient satisfaction.
  • Participates in performance improvement activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes and minimizing variation.
  • In collaboration with physician leadership and the entire leadership team, develops clinical pathways.
  • Participates in and leads quality assurance activities (i.e., chart reviews, peer review) and establishes standard of practice.
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Concerted Care Group Baltimore, LLC is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and is committed to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws. Concerted Care Group, LLC offers competitive salaries and professional, rewarding work environment.