Bilingual Spanish Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner- New Grads welcomed

Job description

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, including mental status evaluations, reviewing medical and psychiatric history, and assessing vital signs for psychiatric concerns.
• Diagnose and treat a broad range of psychiatric and mental health conditions, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and trauma-related conditions, across diverse patient populations (e.g., pediatrics, geriatrics, adults).
• Prescribe psychotropic medications and manage psychiatric pharmacotherapy, including monitoring for side effects, efficacy, and adjustments based on patient needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic care, providing case management, crisis intervention, and coordination of care with mental health professionals, social workers, and family members.
• Educate patients and families on mental health management, coping strategies, and medication adherence, while focusing on patient-centered care for mental health issues like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and schizophrenia.
• Manage telehealth consultations, providing remote psychiatric services and care management through secure telehealth platforms, ensuring access to care for patients with limited mobility or those in underserved areas.
• Document all patient interactions accurately using EMR/EHR systems in compliance with HIPAA regulations, ensuring proper mental health documentation and treatment plans.
• Maintain infection control protocols and ensure appropriate sanitization and aseptic techniques in clinical and telehealth settings.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses, treatment protocols, psychopharmacology, and therapeutic interventions across various mental health conditions.
• Proficiency in assessing mental health disorders using diagnostic tools and standardized evaluation methods (e.g., DSM-5 criteria).
• Experience with psychiatric EMR/EHR systems and ICD-10 coding for accurate medical documentation, treatment plans, and billing practices specific to mental health care.
• Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking skills to make rapid assessments and decisions in high-pressure situations, particularly in psychiatric crises or emergency settings.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams, including those from diverse cultural backgrounds and those with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
• Familiarity with mental health-related medical procedures such as medication administration and other interventions as appropriate for psychiatric care.
• Compassionate approach to geriatric mental health care, including expertise in dementia, Alzheimer's care, and managing the unique challenges of aging patients with mental health concerns.
• Telehealth experience in conducting remote psychiatric assessments, therapy, and follow-ups.
• This role requires a PMHNP who is skilled in both advanced clinical care and compassionate communication, with a strong commitment to providing patient-centered mental health services across diverse settings.