Licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (LPMHNP) Med Services *SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE*

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The Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) is seeking a Licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our Medical Services Unit. The successful candidate will perform complex advanced human support work in the care and treatment of patients in a public health program, performing patient assessments and evaluations, determining diagnoses, prescribing medications, ordering and interpreting lab results, providing education and counseling, making referrals, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the assigned program Director/Manager.

Essential Functions

Provides client assessments; diagnoses mental health disorders and health problems as appropriate.

Establishes and modifies treatment plans including diagnosis; prescribes medication; monitors clients response to treatment including medication side effects and adverse reactions.

Orders and interprets lab results.

Educates clients and other staff on health promotion, prevention and treatment recommendations.

Provides supportive counseling and non-pharmacological strategies to manage symptoms.

Maintains timely and accurate documentation congruent with the agencys guidelines, best practice standards of his/her profession and managed care standards.

Reviews and documents direct and patient related services; prepares progress notes and evaluations; completes prior authorizations and paperwork as requested.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members and other medical providers, families and community providers; communicates assessment information, treatment planning, interventions and crisis needs with Case Managers, clinicians, supervisors and stakeholders.

Promotes integration of care through consultation and collaboration with other health care providers

Functions as a member of select committees as assigned

Participates in administrative and clinical staff meetings as required.

Assist with medical and clinical policy development.

Initiates health promotion initiatives

Completes monthly reports as assigned

Functions as a change agent to identify and implement process improvement initiatives.

Participate in maintaining standards of care and implementation of evidence based processes in acute and non-acute settings.

Coordinates special projects as needed to support medical and psychiatric service provision.