Integrity Urgent Care
Location
College Station, Texas
Provide behavioral health services, including initial psychiatric evaluations and follow-up visits, for residents in long-term care facilities. Monitor medication efficacy and collaborate with the Director of Nursing to coordinate specialty mental health care.
Must hold a degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program and be board certified in Psychiatric Mental Health. Requires knowledge of state and federal regulations and proficiency in common PC applications.
Responsible for providing behavioral health services to residents of residential, skilled, group and other long-term care facilities.
Performs initial psychiatric evaluation for patients referred for behavioral health services by Primary Care Physician. Provides routine follow up visits to patients referred and evaluated for behavioral health consultation services. Monitor efficacy, tolerability, and continued necessity of medication treatment(s). Monitor and measure progress of any behavioral interventions, as indicated. Provide documentation for initial and follow up visits as outlined by State and federal guidelines. Provide documentation for initial and follow up visits as outlined by state and federal guidelines. Discuss patients identified as being in need of additional specialty mental health care (e.g., community mental health center, day hospital or inpatient level of care, etc.) with Director of Nursing "DON" or their designee, providing clinical direction regarding treatment interventions indicated until patients are engaged in such care. When staff request psychiatric intervention for a patient (when unable to evaluate in person) clearly communicate to the Director of Nursing or their designee the treatment recommendations and/or related medication orders. Provide oversight on federally mandated psychotropic reduction trials as allowed by facility guidelines. Seeks consultation as indicated. Ability to synthesize medical and psychiatric data formulate effective and evidence based clinical recommendations. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting. Complete documentation in a timely fashion, for inclusion in the facility record system. Manages special projects and duties assigned.
Education: Degree from accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.