Are you looking for a role where you truly make an impact?

We're seeking a talented Nurse Practitioner with a desire to address the behavioral health needs of patients as part of an integrated team.  You'll work collaboratively within an integrated care team that assesses and treats all factors contributing to your patients' health and wellness. This model has resulted in measurable improved outcomes amongst an underserved and deserving patient population.

The service area is mostly North County above San Diego to include Escondido, Oceanside, Carlsbad and San Marcos

The rewards of this role include:

• Help your patients suffering from mental health issues enjoy a better quality of life
• Keep patients healthy and out of the hospital
• Combination of telehealth and in-home assessments
• Mon-Friday schedule with no weekends and no call
• Competitive base salary and bonus
• Benefits including health, dental, vision, retirement, and many other perks.

Responsibilities

• Focuses primarily on the member population with identified or suspected behavioral / mental health conditions and “adopts” these patients to add psychiatric expertise to the medical management plan and mitigate any negative impact that behavioral conditions can have on patient overall health and well-being.
• Actively participates with weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings to assure behavioral health issues considered and addressed for all high risk patients
• Psychiatric NP establishes and maintains effective relationships with members and their legal representatives, facility staff, PCPs, existing psychiatrists and other collaborating mental health providers to maximize continuity and compliance with individualized member care plan.
• Escalates and communicates any issues with Severely Mentally Ill (SMI), complex mental health patients, and any active inpatient psych admission with Chief Psychiatric Officer.
• Practices in accordance with the respective state laws and regulations governing the practice of advanced practice nursing or physician assistants.
• Understands and complies with long-term care policies and procedures, including those that regulate nursing facilities and assisted living communities.
• Performs an initial comprehensive assessment on all newly enrolled members and at least annually thereafter. Develops a member management care plan upon enrollment and updates it as needed when changes in condition warrant or following hospitalization. Meets with members and/or their legal representatives to review newly developed or modified care plans; involves the PCP in these meetings.
• Calls and communicates directly with patient’s PCP in real time to discuss any changes of condition and potential medication changes. Plans will be collaboratively decided on with PCP, but if unable to reach and emergent situation, NP will render appropriate services and communicate changes at first available opportunity.

Qualifications

• Completion of accredited program in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• Current, unrestricted State NP license
• Completion of RN accredited program
• Knowledge of clinical standards of care.
• Experience Required