Role:  Outpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Contract

Location:  Carencia Arlington Office/Work-From-Home

Hours: Up to 40+ hours/week

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General Description: Carencia Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions with an emphasis on the patient’s health goals. A commitment to an outcomes-oriented approach and improvement in the quality of life is a central theme of services performed. Carencia takes a robust Mind, Body, Lifestyle approach to treatment which may also include Alternatives to Medicine (CAM), such as recommending supplements and other health recommendations.

Primary Purpose: To assist patients in mental health and substance abuse wellness and prevention through psychiatric nursing practice, including but not limited to; psychopharmacology, education, and psychotherapy. 

Key Result Areas:

• Provide comprehensive services for patients through competencies (knowledge and skills).
• Able to work well with others and actively participates as part of the treatment team.
• Demonstrate high professional and ethical standards.
• Act as a positive role model, providing patients with guidance and support.
• Assist with the patient experience from A-Z, including aspects of customer service.
• Refer to other Carencia healthcare providers, including Primary Care and Nutritionist, as appropriate.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Screening – Conduct patient interviews and assessments
• Orientation – Describe treatment experience to new patients
• Assessment – Gather data from the patient and other sources, including administering standardized assessment scales; analyze and interpret the data to identify patient strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
• Treatment Planning – Collaborate with the patient to develop treatment plans, identifying and prioritizing problems, goals, and treatment methods.
• Counseling – Provide individual counseling, applying CBT and motivational interviewing skills.
• Pharmacological- Utilize knowledge, safety, and best practices as it pertains to prescribing medications.
• Education – Provide patients with information about substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, mental health, treatment, recovery, and resources.
• Crisis management – Respond to patient needs during extreme distress or emergencies, during regular business hours.
• Referral – Identify patient needs that can be met with other Carencia providers and/or outside of Carencia, and assist patient to use community resources and support systems.
• Consultation – Relate with professionals on patient treatment and services to ensure comprehensive care.
• Record Keeping – Maintain accurate, thorough, and up-to-date patient records.
• Maintain client confidentiality and high ethical and professional standards.
• Prepare for and participate in individual and group supervision and clinical staff meetings.
• Assist the team in managing tasks and communications such as phone calls, emails, and messages. 
• Accurately collect patient financial responsibilities for services and bill insurance. 
• Conduct designated number of visits a week, in order to serve our patients best and meet their ongoing needs
• Meet continuing education and other requirements to maintain professional licenses related to the position.

PERFORMANCE FACTORS:

Attendance and Dependability: Reports to work and meetings promptly at assigned hours.  Minimally cancels or reschedules patients due to absence or other obligations. Demonstrates reliability in fulfilling job responsibilities in both routine and complex job situations, meets deadlines for paperwork, is punctual, and maintains a dependable attendance record. Employee can be depended upon to complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner. Employee can also be depended upon to adapt to changing work demands, be receptive to new ideas and procedures, and work effectively under pressure or in crisis situations

Communication and Contact: Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with patients, colleagues, and other individuals inside and outside the company while maintaining confidentiality of all client related information. Is empathetic, respectful, motivated, and encourages others in all business interactions.

Relationships with Others: Conveys a professional attitude by demonstrating an interest in the job and the company with a welcoming, empathetic, hopeful attitude and by emphasizing the positive aspects of most situations, thereby supporting the tenets of mental health. Engages and welcomes people in a manner that conveys respect for diversity in a culturally appropriate way. Demonstrates high professional/ethical standards, including the observation of professional boundaries and works well with others as part of the team.  

Professional development: Understands job responsibilities and adheres to policies and procedures; expands knowledge and skills necessary for job; demonstrates self-awareness of and ability to work through attitudes that negatively affect performance, including personal reactivity. Prioritizes time and tasks efficiently; ability to distinguish between major and minor issues; develops logical and creative solutions to problems; and makes effective decisions within the scope of their duties. Productively utilizes supervision; keeps supervisor informed; adequately prepares for supervision.

Brand Ambassadorship: Dedicated to representing and sharing the brand through discussion, appearance, and internet platforms such as social media. Assesses and takes initiative to capitalize on opportunities to create brand awareness online and in the community. Educates and builds rapport with communities, industry leaders, current and potential referral sources, and other organizations that align with Carencia’s mission and vision. Looks for feedback from patients and others working with Carencia to elevate each person’s experiences and always evaluates for opportunities for improvement.

Physical Demands 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk or sit; use a keyboard and computer mouse; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop, kneel, bend talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

                                     

Security Roles and Responsibilities

Employees will have access to Protected Health Information and/or Personally Identifiable Information that is subject to privacy regulations by state and federal statutes. All employees must comply with all applicable state and federal regulations and all Carencia policies and procedures for the security and privacy of such information.

Equal Opportunity

Carencia Mental Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training