Nurse Practitioner Behavioral Health FT 40 Hours

At Bristol Health we begin each day caring today for your tomorrow. We have been an integral part of our community for the past 100 years.

We are dedicated to providing the best possible care and service to our patients residents and families. We are committed to provide compassionate quality care at all times and to uphold our values of Communication Accountability Respect and Empathy (C.A.R.E.). We are Magnet and received the 2020 Press Ganey Leading Innovator award for our rapid adoption and implementation of healthcare solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bristol Health is seeking a nurse practitioner to join a collaborative team of committed behavioral healthcare professionals to provide quality care and substance recovery services to individuals with a broad range of mental health illnesses in the greater Bristol community.

This opportunity is at our outpatient Counseling Center of Bristol Health and is an exciting opportunity for a provider that thrives in a multidisciplinary team approach to treatment and enjoys an environment that promotes continuous learning and knowledge sharing. The position offers flexible scheduling regular interdisciplinary team meetings and a high reliability culture.

Since 1960s Bristol Healths Counseling Center has provided counseling to individual adults couples and families who seek assistance for a wide variety of issues. Problems range from temporary difficulties to complex long-term problems that affect emotional and physical health.

Treatment at the Counseling Center includes:

• Medication management
• Individual group and family therapy
• Partial hospital and intensive outpatient programs on-site
• Collaboration with Bristol Hospital Emergency Department Crisis Clinicians and Physicians to transfer to inpatient treatment

Bristol Health offers:

• Competitive salary
• Generous amount of paid time off
• Comprehensive array of health benefits offered
• Retirement savings plan
• Employer paid malpractice coverage

Our Community is:

• Conveniently located in the central region of Connecticut.
• Safe family-oriented communities with excellent public and private schools.
• Close proximity to urban living with diverse cultural opportunities including concerts ballet theatre museums and wineries.
• All the joys of New England recreation: fishing hiking boating biking and skiing.
• Easy travel distance to Bradley International Airport.
• Direct access to the Connecticut coastline.
• Easy commute to big cities only two hours from both Boston and NYC!

JOB SUMMARY: Psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who provides direct adult health services across the healthcare continuum including health screening health maintenance and health promotion. Provides appropriate evaluation and management of health problems by approved protocols established per adjunct medical staff appointment which includes collaboration and referral to physicians and other health care providers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides appropriate quality clinical services to patients and families.

• Under collaborative relationship with a psychiatrist responsible for psychiatric assessment diagnosis treatment and follow-up of acute and chronic health care issues.

• Interprets clinical indicators and integrates assessment materials to make advanced clinical judgments and diagnosis.
  

• Develops plans of care and initiates/implements treatment. Evaluates that care by using a systematic approach: through history and physical appraisal interpretation of laboratory tests or through evaluation of other available data.
  

• Initiates and provides on-going pharmacological management (as outlined in the medical staff appointment/privileging).
  

• Indication management includes evaluation monitoring education of patients with focus on risk/benefits of medication drug interactions complications due to co-existing medical conditions and potential drug/medication misuse by patients.
  
• Orders laboratory and other diagnostic procedures that are commonly performed in the assessment and treatment of psychiatric and substance disordered patient populations.
  

• Explains laboratory results to patients and makes referrals as necessary.

• Responds appropriately to emergency situations. Is available to other staff for intervention/consultation in the case of medical emergencies.
  

Assesses educational needs of patients and families and provides appropriate teaching to meet those needs.

• Assesses patient and family knowledge and understanding and implements teaching based on needs.
  

• Educates patients and/or families about medical issues prescribed treatments and/or medications in a manner that is clear and understandable.
  

Works collaboratively with other providers.

• Works in an independent and interdependent relationship with members of the medical staff which allows for consultation collaboration and referral.
  

• Works closely and effectively with other staff members on the multidisciplinary treatment team to ensure coordinated clinical care.
  

• Coordinates treatment and flow of clinical information with outside medical care providers to effectively implement the plan of care.
  

Maintains required documentation.

• Maintains legible accurate and confidential medical records. Documents all evaluations procedures outcomes education and referrals consistent with departmental TJC and state regulatory standards.
  

• Documents on-going evaluation of efficacy side effects and medical sequelae of prescribed medications.
  

• Seeks and documents consultation with collaborative physician as needed and outlined in the collaborative agreement but once a quarter at a minimum.
  

Maintains responsibility for own professional development.

• Regularly and systematically (but minimally once per quarter) selects appropriate cases for review with the collaborating physician; will review plan of care and patient outcomes.
  

• Regularly evaluates own strengths/weaknesses developing annual professional goals.
  

• Maintains/expands professional skills through yearly CEU participation.
  

• Analyzes new knowledge gained from conferences workshops professional literature and assimilates this into clinical practice.

State/Federal Mandated Licensure or Certification Requirements:

Current CT APRN/RN license; ANCC National Certification; DEA license

Minimum of two years psychiatric care experience.