Job Information
Vermont Employer Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in NEWPORT, Vermont
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Responsible for providing care to acute and chronic psychiatric and mental health patients including assessing, diagnosing, planning, and treating conditions.
Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities
Reports to Director of Primary Care for administrative functions.
Reports to Primary Care Medical Director for clinical operations.
Collaborates with Oversight Physician for clinical consults.
Provides direct and/or indirect care to a specialized caseload of patients with psychiatric needs.
Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care. Diagnoses and treats both acute and chronic psychiatric and mental health issues and develops a plan based on evidence-based care.
Provides appropriate patient education regarding diagnoses and medications.
Documents activities in the patient medical record.
Records level of care using CPT and HCFA evaluation/management guidelines.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary primary care and community health team on shared patients.
Assumes responsibility for CME.
Demonstrates professional commitment through membership in specialty organizations.
Performs tasks and participates in methods of quality assurance as requested.
Participates in the development, implementation, and review of procedures and policies and annual program review as requested.
Arranges for or refers patients to needed services.
Assures patient health records are maintained with concise, legible, and pertinent documentation.
Promotes positive image of the practice.
Adheres to professional ethical standards.
Maintains professional appearance.
Adheres to the Standards of Behavior.
The above statement reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.