Part Time PMHNP, Pittsburgh

The Team Psychiatric Provider serves as a psychiatric subject matter expert (SME) within the integrated team and collaborates with our interdisciplinary care teams to improve the psychiatric care of our members. The Team Psychiatric Provider is responsible for (1) Supporting the management of an identified cohort of patients, through a modified Collaborative Care Model, (2) Supporting the behavioral health outcomes of the team's population through case review, brief consultation with the care team, and participation in regular team huddles, (3) Development of Targeted learning materials for the care team, and (4) Direct patient care to our most vulnerable Patients

Roles & Responsibilities
Provide Clinical Guidance and / or Direct Care for Members with Acute and Chronic Behavioral Health needs to include:
Guide behavioral health treatment of a specified cohort of behavioral health patients, through shared care with other behavioral health clinicians and the primary care provider, using a modified Collaborative Care Model
Provide interdisciplinary collaboration to make recommendations for the successful management of high risk, high utilizing members with co-occurring behavioral health concerns, including but not limited to: screening, therapeutic interventions, approaches to communication, medication interventions
Provide education and ongoing consultative support to on and offsite providers related to medical management for BH population
Provide direct patient care to members requiring evaluation and access to psychiatry – direct care to include provision of diagnosis; recommendations for treatment; evaluation of treatment plan; evaluation of treatment adherence etc.
Provide tele-psychiatry to appropriate members
Provide peer to peer consultations as needed for successful management of member care
Support with Transitional Care Management, Emergency Department diversion and Crisis Intervention
Outreach to local inpatient and outpatient mental health providers, when needed, to facilitate communication and care coordination
Conduct post discharge visits for members discharging from inpatient psychiatric admissions
Perform clinical outreach to local inpatient and outpatient mental health providers, when needed, to facilitate communication and care coordination review as needed for high-risk members
Advise and assist with management of behavioral health medications, including long acting injectables (LAIs)
Support with medication reconciliation especially post ED encounter and post hospitalization encounter
Provide peer to peer consultations as needed for successful management of member care
Provide tele-psychiatry to members, as appropriate, e.g., enrolled in home-based care, or in post-acute care settings
Support Addiction Treatment with Emphasis on Medication-Assisted Treatment
Support the interdisciplinary care team in providing ambulatory-based interventions for common substance use disorders, through us of medications such as buprenorphine and naltrexone
Participate in developing clinical protocols for Medication-Assisted Treatment
Provide direct patient care for a subset of complex patients with substance use disorders
Assist in identifying and transitioning members who require a higher level of care for substance use disorders.