Psychiatry, Advanced Practice Provider - Crisis CT

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides direct clinical/patient care duties and responsibilities as required, including psychiatric evaluation, re-evaluation, disposition, coordination of medical services with nurse on duty, medication orders/prescribing, monitoring patients, etc. 
• Incorporates Evidenced Based Best Practice Standards into service delivery.
• Provides care compliant with licensing regulations and accreditation standards. 
• Determines medical necessity.
• Researches medical topics such as psychotropic medication, psychiatric evaluation, coordination of care, etc.  
• Supervises coordination of care activities.
• Directs discharge planning.
• Completes clinical documentation as required.
• Provides supervision and direction to the mobile crisis team.
• Reviews Eligibility assessments for members contacting the Crisis Care Center. 
• Completes required trainings.
• Teaches NP/PA students and other Advanced Practice Providers, as appropriate.
• Participates in clinical and administrative meetings.
• Participates in Quality Assurance reviews. 
• Collaborates and discusses cases with psychiatrist.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to continuously improve productivity, efficiency, recovery outcomes, and medical care.
• Handles work responsibilities and challenges with honest and ethical behavior.
• Ensures appropriate responses to all medical emergencies.
• Provides clinical coverage and consultation on any urgent clinical issue that may arise between the time that members contact the Crisis Care Center and/or Mobile Crisis Teams and until they are seen by our Clinically Responsible Service Providers.
• Attends shift handover meetings.
• Understands and adheres to DWIHN compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Maintains patient confidentiality per federal guidelines and DWIHN policy and procedures.
• Identifies and timely reports any health and safety risks, accidents, incidents, injuries, and property damage at the workplace.
• Performs any additional duties as assigned by the Medical Director.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

OR

REQUIRED LICENSES:

• A Valid State of Michigan clinical licensure.
  1. Licensure as a Physician Assistant. Continuing certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants. Or 
  2. Licensure as a Registered Nurse and certified from MI State Board of Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner and ANA/ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).

 SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

• Required DEA, License and BLS certification.
• A Nursing Competency Checklist must be completed as part of the new hire onboarding process.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience.
• Minimum one (1) years of behavioral health experience.
• Additional Primary care and hospital experience preferred. 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience treating child and adolescent populations in mental health settings. 
• Additional Primary care, Addiction medicine and/or pediatric experience a plus. 

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is usually performed at the Crisis Center but may require the employee to drive to different sites throughout Wayne County and the State of Michigan.  

 Shift Schedule

• Reports to shifts as scheduled, either from 7:00am-7:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am or as assigned.
• Participates in weekend coverage.