Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Overview

Providers will see clients across the lifespan for both diagnostic evaluation and medication management virtually through a telehealth platform and live in the clinic setting. The nurse practitioner (NP) is responsible for independent decision making in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. The NP will work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The NP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical/technical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.

Fast Pace Health strives to provide a best in class patient experience in every interaction. We are seeking a highly-skilled, experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our growing team. Our ideal candidate will be deeply committed to nurturing our Fast Pace mission of teamwork, communication, empowerment and quality care in a friendly and encouraging environment.

Fast Pace Health aims to push for a new vision of healthcare in rural communities that will consist of an array of different services. We are changing the delivery of healthcare in these rural areas by integrating excellent patient care, education, accessibility, and community service, in a way that puts the patient's needs first and improves the health status of our communities.

We are currently seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Providers typically see clients across the lifespan for both diagnostic evaluation and medication management virtually and live in the clinic setting.

Schedule is flexible. Does not include weekends.

Why Choose Fast Pace Health?

Fast Pace Health is a growing company! You will have the support and mentoring you need to become the best Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner you can be! We will help you grow your clinical competencies, and can offer you a rewarding career path. We work as a dynamic team to surpass our business goals by ensuring our patients receive the best care possible in a positive environment.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits such as holiday pay, PTO, medical, dental, vision and Work-Life balance, to name a few.

As a Fast Pace Health employee you will have the opportunity to participate in community events and outreach programs. This includes, but is not limited to, seasonal parades, book drives, festivals, trunk or treating, fun runs, and more. We dress up for holidays and celebrate with pot lucks. At Fast Pace, our community is our family, and we are a family first community.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Provide exemplary customer service to patients, visitors, and co-workers.
• Provide convenient, friendly patient care to all who come through our door seeking health related services.
• Assess patients' mental and physical status based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members; including other providers, nurses, front desk staff, x-ray, and other support staff.
• Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
• Provide supportive therapy to individuals or family members for those with chronic mental health conditions.
• Document patients' medical and psychological histories, mental status exams, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.
• Educate patients and family members about mental health, medications, and treatment plans.
• Monitor patients' medication usage and results.
• Administer and monitor prescribed prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by laws and regulations.
• Responsible for learning the aspects of compliance in the company by completing all mandatory compliance training.
• The ability to maintain friendly, cordial relations with all employees.
• The ability to build and maintain confidence and credibility with all employees.
• The ability to maintain friendly, cordial relations with all clients and employees; maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that results in a positive work relationship with customers, co-workers and managers.
• The ability to perform the physical, use of senses, cognitive, and environmental functions of the position, as specified on the physical demands.
• Ability to comply with Company standards of operations.
• Ability to adhere to the Core Values of the Company, of teamwork, communication, empowerment, quality of care, and friendliness.
• The ability to promote and maintain a respectful culture of employee, employer and business confidentiality.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Experience Requirements and Preferences

Education: Masters Degree in Nursing

AND

Experience: At least two years of experience working as a Nurse Practitioner in a mental health setting

Current License or Certification:

• Valid State Nurse Practitioner License in 2 or more Fast Pace States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, Arkansas, or North Carolina)
• Valid DEA License
• ANCC Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Certification
• Willingness to seek additional state licenses

Education Requirements

Masters Degree in Nursing
Compliance

Fast Pace Health is committed to the principle of equal employment and creating an inclusive environment for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome job applications from qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, parental status, genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct.
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Mississippi Residents Only:
In Mississippi, Fast Pace requires pre-employment/drug/alcohol testing as a condition of employment. The law requires that Fast Pace notify applicants, in writing, upon application and prior to the collection of the specimen for drug and alcohol test, that they may be tested for "the presence of drugs or alcohol in their metabolites." Miss. Code. Ann. 71-7-3(5).

Applicants are limited to individuals from states, excluding the following: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and the District of Columbia.