Now Hiring: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Part-time

Location: Alternative Consulting Enterprises

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Alternative Consulting Enterprises, LLC, an affiliate of Apis Services Inc., is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide clinical services to children, adolescents and adults.

POSITION STATEMENT:

Under the direct supervision of the Psychiatrist, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for quality and completeness of assigned medical services at any of the clinic sites, including providing medication management for assigned patients. Under the general supervision of the lead physician and in accordance with standardized procedures, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing psychiatric care to ambulatory patients through regular mental health assessments and the management of common mental health conditions. The Nurse Practitioner obtains a health history and performs a physical assessment, identifies problems, and formulates plans that include treatment, health education and counseling. The Nurse Practitioner collaborates with other health care professionals in assessing and managing health care problems and maintaining continuity of care.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide psychiatric care to members, including histories, exams, lab tests, prescriptions and referrals within prescribed up to date guidelines and protocols.
• Perform accurate and timely documentation of histories, subjective findings, physical exam, plans, prescriptions and follow up in Electronic Health Records System within 72 hours of the visit.
• Document patient chart entries in progress note format; following ACE policies, and Medicaid and Medicare guidelines.
• Assure that health education is provided with each patient encounter when applicable.
• Provide required federal and states ambulatory patient care data on appropriate forms.
• Provide members and patients information concerning their evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
• Engage members in participation and decision involving their healthcare.
• Provide counseling for patients requiring additional support
• Actively participate and engage in quality improvement for clinic efficiencies and improving member quality of care.
• Timely coordination of care among internal and external ancillary providers and hospitals to provide high quality care between departments and facilities.
• Consult supervising physician or colleagues when needed for complicated or case is outside the scope of practice.
• Advise the Medical Committee/ Facility Administration of any situations that may adversely impact the efficiency of the medical department.
• Safety: Responsible for ensuring that all duties, responsibilities and operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health of all personnel involved, including themselves.
• Take appropriate corrective actions to address matters pertaining to employee health and safety that have been brought to their attention.
• At all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with supervisors, subordinates, colleagues, clients and the Community
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Be able to see between 14-24 members per day, and complete accurate documentation within 72 hours of visit

into the electronic health record (EHR) system.

• To work as medical team assisting other providers in completing their responsibilities as necessary, e.g., seeing

members, processing refills, clearing member approval queue, and provider inbox.

• Effectively manage a member panel up to the goal set by the organization.
• Display the highest level of professionalism, integrity and a strong work ethic, serving as a model for all clinic

Staff

• Maintain requirements of licensure, DEA certification and board certification if hired as board certified.
• Fulfill and maintain requirements for credentialing, privileging internally and externally with payers and regulatory

bodies.

• Provide comprehensive, high quality medical services to all members/patients without bias, regardless of age,

sex, gender identification, income, national origin or language

• Consider individuals’ cultural, psychological, social and environmental factors in creating treatment/care plans.
• Actively participate in meetings as assigned by direct supervisor.
• Participate in trainings of other medical personnel as requested.
• Working in collaboration with schedulers to ensure schedule guidelines are upheld
• Utilize all appropriate coding and billing requirements
• Participates in provider education and training
• Collaborate with psychiatric assistants to ensure that prior authorizations are complete within 24 hours
• Proactively audit patient schedules to ensure accuracy of scheduling guidelines

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs):

• Ensure charts are closed within 72 hours of service delivery
• Meets productivity requirement
• Prescription refills and prior authorizations submitted within 24 hours of request
• Patient communication for abnormal labs communicated within 24 hours of review
• Coding and billing meets all coding audit reviews 95% of the time

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Current RN License, FNP certificate and furnishing number.
• Current CPR certification, ACLS, PALS certification required.
• Current DEA license
• One (1) year of experience working within a community clinic.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work well under pressure analyze and evaluate individual member’s needs, reach sound conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Must be detail oriented and be able to multi-task effectively.
• Demonstrate experience in the delivery of psychiatric care.
• Must be sensitive to the diverse patient population.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers to feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Position may require exertion up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently or constantly lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The By-Laws of the Corporation and as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

Who Are We: Alternative Consulting Enterprises, LLC is a Pennsylvania-based outpatient psychiatric clinic located Berks County specializing in all types of disorders, including Social/Anger Issues, Parent/Child Relational Issues, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Depression, Past Abuse and Impulse Control Issues.

Who is Apis Services Inc: Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterments.

Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.