Advanced Practice - Psychiatry Opening in Wahpeton, ND
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Psychiatric-Mental Health
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/29/24
**Psychiatry NP Opening - Wahpeton, ND**
Located 47m to Fargo
*Clinic is seeking one full-time Psychiatry Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to become an integrated component of primary care team by increasing access for mental health and its support services. *
**Position Details**
- Full-time, permanent
- Employed
- 1.0 FTE, full-time position with FT benefits (will consider part-time interest also)
- Monday-Friday from 8a-5p
- Based in Wahpeton, ND, with outreach to Graceville, MN clinic.
- Provide psychiatric service in the outpatient clinic setting, preferably able to serve all ages.
- No call
- Average appointment times: med check sand rechecks 20-30minutes, new patients 60 minutes
- Highly engaged Primary Care team currently consisting of 1 internist, 2 family physicians as well as 4 nurse practitioners.
Optometry, Surgery, LICSW, Chiropractor, PT, OT also on site with outreach service from many other specialties
- Team of primary care physicians and advanced practice professionals utilize best practice methods to provide an environment that is engaged, innovative, value-driven and proactive in the care of our patients.
- Enjoy the pleasures of residing in a community of true Americana with great schools, safe neighborhoods and a strong economy.
**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Mental Requirements:**
- Advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse is limited to the provision of primary mental health care services to those at risk for mental disorders or presently in need of psychiatric-mental health services.
- Designing and conducting mental illness preventive interventions.
- Conducting individual psychotherapy, or family, group and network therapies as needed.
- Conducting health screening and psychiatric evaluation.
- Prescribing, monitoring, managing, and evaluating psychopharmacological and related medications.
- Providing integrated mental health services in general health settings.
- Collaborating with psychiatrists, seeking consultation when necessary and referring patients to other providers (physicians or nurse practitioners in other specialties) when the patients physical or mental health condition requires it.
- Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to promote behavioral health services on the continuum of care.
**Licensure/Certifications:**
- Current licensure as a registered nurse in appropriate state.
- State licensure as either an Adult or Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Clinical Nurse Specialist with graduate coursework in:
- Diagnosis and medication management of psychiatric illness (clinical practicum); AND have supervised clinical training at the graduate or post-graduate level
- Current certification in CPR.
- National certification, in applicable area.
- Successful completion of credentialing process prior to practice.