Nurse Practitioner. Psychiatry, Echo Cliffs

Navajo Preference Employment Act

In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an Affirmative Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act.  Pursuant to this Plan and corresponding TCRHCC Policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.
Overview

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for overseeing the psychological service needs of individuals, families, groups, and the community at large.  Also entails conducting formal and informal assessments, conducting clinical interviews, and developing treatment plans for patients with complex mental or emotional problems.  Duties may include facilitating groups, conducting educational workshops, and participating in outreach programs.  Candidate must adhere to evidence-based practice guidelines, professional standards, and Tribal, State, and Federal legal requirements.  Work schedule consists of taking call on an assigned, rotating schedule that includes weekdays, weekends, nights and holidays.

Qualifications

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Must have Masters’ degree in Psychiatric Mental Health

Licensure:

• Must have a valid, current and unrestricted license to practice as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in any state within the United States, District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
• Must maintain continuous valid license with documentation of continuing education credits submitted to the State Board of Nursing; must adhere to the professional, ethical, and legal guidelines outlined by the individual’s licensing body.

Experience:

Completion of education and supervision hours required for independent licensure.

Other Skills and Abilities:

A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers.  All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:

• Positive working relationships with others
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of ethical violations
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
• Thorough knowledge of the psychological disorders as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Mental Disorders (DSM-V).
• Ability to use computers and navigate the electronic medical record
• Able to respond appropriately in stressful situations
• Able to provide direct patient care in a kind, patient, and compassionate manner
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an   employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical:

Must be able to sit at a desk for long periods of time. Some physical exertion such as long hours of standing and walking is required. Must have ability of prolonged driving. Sensory requirements for position include prolonged ability of near vision, seeing fine details, hearing normal speech, hearing overhead pages, and telephone use. Must have ability of continued use of keyboards.

Mental:

Child/Family Mental Health Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner must possess and demonstrate a broad knowledge of mental health treatment, functions and activities, effectively integrating mental health treatments with medical and community health activities.  Must be able to prioritize and use good judgment. Incumbent must be able to coordinate a variety of issues while being frequently interrupted. Must have ability to continually cope with high level of stress, make decisions under high pressure, cope with anger/fear/hostility of others in a calm way, manage altercations, concentrate, handle a high degree of flexibility, handle multiple priorities in stressful situations, work alone, demonstrate high degree of patience, and work in areas that are close and crowded. Must be able to occasionally adapt to shift work and continually accept a flexible schedule to meet unit needs.

Environmental:

May continually be exposed to infectious diseases.

 

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Depending on the credentials of the incumbent:

1. Provides diagnostic, treatment, and referral services for psychiatric patients using evidence-based practices.
2. Develops treatment plans including type, frequency, intensity, and duration of therapy in collaboration with the treatment team. Evaluates effectiveness of treatment, and modifies plan as needed. Makes appropriate psychotherapy referrals when indicated. Collaborates with all members of the mental health team.
3. Provides clinical supervision. Directs, coordinates, and evaluates activities for non-licensed staff and student interns engaged in patient evaluation and treatment.
4. Provides crisis intervention services to clients with a wide variety of acute mental health problems, including suicide attempts, family conflicts, alcohol misuse, drug abuse, grief reactions, and trauma resulting from violence.
5. Provides follow-up on patients who have recently been discharged from inpatient psychiatric facility and those with poor adherence to treatment plan.
6. Maintains all appropriate client records according to professional and departmental policies.
7. On-call coverage is provided on a schedule coordinated with the emergency room. Takes rotation along with rest of staff.
8. Works closely with the Navajo Tribal Division of Social Services, law enforcement and other agencies to coordinate services for mental health patients who have serious family and other social problems.
9. Refers patients to supportive services to supplement treatment and counseling when needed.
10. Responsible for electronic health records data entry pertinent to patient service role.
11. Ensure proper PPE is worn at all times while on duty including but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher, if available), and eye or face shield.
12. Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (see CDC website for most current updates)
13. Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee and external customer satisfaction.
14. Performs other duties as assigned.