Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

Posting Details

FLSA status: Non-Union/Exempt

Reports To: Director of Revenue Cycle

Status: Full-Time

Openings: One

Job Summary/Objective:

The Advanced Practice Provider collaborates with the medical staff to deliver comprehensive medication assessments and treatments to individuals accessing services through the outpatient medication management clinic and the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). This role involves conducting face-to-face medication reviews with customers receiving ongoing mental health treatment through Summit Pointe’s service continuums.

Essential Duties and Functions:

1. Conducts nursing evaluations and assessments according to service authorizations, within specified agency guidelines, and at designated locations.
2. Evaluation, administration, and monitoring of medications as ordered by the physician.
3. Assists the physician with medication reviews.
4. May assist with calling in prescriptions to designated pharmacies written by Summit Pointe physicians.
5. Assists physicians in the completion of initial psychiatric evaluations – with the physician conducting the psychiatric portion of the evaluation and prescribing medications accordingly.
6. Assists the physicians by completing abnormal involuntary movement scales and other assessments, providing side effect education and completion of medication consents.
7. Reviewing and signing off on health history screens. Issues of concern shall be brought to the physician’s attention.
8. Assists the pharmacist in maintaining and monitoring medication samples contained in the medication room.
9. Utilizes software used by the organization for monitoring of medication usage and trends as well as the electronic medical record.
10. Participates in programs of quality assurance or utilization review including, but not limited to, ensuring compliance with National Patient Safety Standards as outlined by the organization’s accreditation resource.
11. Maintains comprehensive medical records with all documentation completed within organization guidelines. Maintains record compliance within agency requirements and standards utilizing electronic/hard copy record formats.
12. Shall ensure compliance and participation with competency improvement activities including, but not limited to credentialing, continuing medical education (per licensure), and professional improvement practices.
13. Exercise sound, competent independent professional judgement regarding care and treatment of customers.
14. Participates in corporate quality improvement and problem-solving activities.
15. Maintains confidentiality and privacy within MDHHS, state and federal guidelines.
16. Utilizes knowledge of CARF, CMS, MDHHS and Managed Care standards.
17. Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Educational

• Licensure within the State of Michigan as a Licensed Registered Nurse with Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant; and must obtain and maintain Controlled Substance Registration (DEA).
• Must obtain and maintain CPR certification.

Basic Qualifications

• Good organizational, verbal/written communication, computer, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-directed and resourceful.
• Two years of experience within a medical setting, behavioral healthcare setting preferred.
• Experience working with children preferred.
• Specialized training, skills, and abilities: Lived experiences with behavioral health issues are desired.
• One year of computer experience – Word, Excel, and electronic medical record preferred.

Trauma Informed System of Care:

A trauma-informed approach to service delivery emphasizes physical and emotional safety, choice, empowerment, and trustworthiness for customers.  The impact of trauma is broad and touches many life domains.  Participation is mandatory for activities required for Summit Pointe to become a “Trauma Informed System of Care.”

Physical Requirements:

• Professional office environment that generates noise from computer equipment/peripherals.
• Possible exposure to health risks (violence and infectious diseases).
• Sometimes lifts, carries, or moves objects up to 25 lbs.
• May be required to work variable hours/shifts.

Summit Pointe introduces a set of competencies tailored to not only enhance your individual growth but also significantly contribute to the success and resilience of our organization. These competencies have been carefully chosen to align with our strategic goals, ensuring that each of our employees is well-equipped to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. Summit Pointe is invested in the continued growth of its employees to master these competencies. It is not just an investment in your personal and professional development but a key driver for our collective success. As you embark on a journey with Summit Pointe you make a commitment to excellence.

Competencies:

Innovation & Creativity - Generates new, varied, and unique ideas, and makes connections between previously unrelated ideas.

Flexibility & Adaptability - Synthesizes and integrates ideas; brainstorms to produce new ideas or results; able to adjust or change to best meet the needs of the situation or environment.

Verbal Communications - Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively to exchange information.

Written Communication - Clearly exchanges information using appropriate platforms to deliver messages.

Digital Literacy - Leveraging existing digital technologies ethically and efficiently to solve problems, complete tasks and accomplish goals.

Technical Aptitude - Skillful in use of tools, hardware, software and equipment.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Exercises sound reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems.  Ability to obtain, interpret, and use knowledge, facts and data.

Quantitative Reasoning - The application of mathematical, logical and statistical skills to interpret data and produce new information.

Teamwork & Collaboration - Builds collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers. 

Global Fluency - Demonstrates openness, values differences and practices inclusiveness.

Professionalism & Work Ethic - Demonstrates personal accountability and effective work habits, e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, and time management.

Initiative - Independently determining what needs to be done and acting on it.

Leadership - Leverages the strengths of others to achieve common goals and uses interpersonal skills to coach and develop others. (This is where we’d also include supervisory responsibilities, if applicable).

Project Management - Initiates, structures, and carries out steps to complete projects and tasks.

PCN # 296