APRN at Compass Behavioral Health in Garden City, Kansas

Job Description:

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:        The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse who focuses clinical practice on individuals, families, or populations across the life span at risk for developing and/or having a diagnosis of psychiatric disorders or mental health problems. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is a specialist who provides primary mental health care to patients seeking mental health services in a wide range of settings. Primary mental health care provided by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner involves the continuous and comprehensive services necessary for the promotion of optimal mental health, prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders and health maintenance. This includes the assessment, diagnosis, and management of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Compass Behavioral Health expects its Employees to carry out essential job duties based on our CARE Values Model

CARE VALUE: Compassion: The Virtue of Empathy for Others                     20% KAR

Compassion to our Clients, to Co-Workers, to our Community Partners

• Communicates client information to other members of treatment team, psychiatrist, etc. in a timely manner (actively participates in clinical staffing, attends meetings on time, and demonstrates positive leadership). Appropriately and Respectfully expresses and shares information.


• Exhibits a positive attitude toward the Mission of the Agency, CARE Values of the Agency, client’s and co-workers.

• Adheres to ethical standards promulgated by Center, profession, and State.


• Demonstrates courtesy and respect in all relationships—listens to others and allows them to make their point


• Promotes an attitude throughout the program of cooperation and what is best for Compass as a “whole” and not just as a Region or program.  Promotes a positive and constructive “we can” attitude with new initiatives, requirements and/or change.


• Maintain ethical standards including that confidentiality of consumers is not breached

CARE VALUE: Accessibility: The Degree to which Services are available to as many People as possible                                                                                               35% KAR

Provides Medical Services according to standard.

Accessible to clients where they need to be seen. Accessible to clients during all scheduled work hours. Consistently conveys that the Clients are the highest priority.

• Maintains 100 Client CARE hours per month – 1200 for 12 months of the year – December through November


• ANBT for every hour over five hours of travel and other agency approved ANBT time

CARE VALUE: Responsiblity: To be Accountable and Surpass Expectations 25% KAR

Documentation is a key factor in our record of client progress and a key factor in our ability to bill for services provided. Our staff will ensure proper times of services are recorded as well as act responsibly in choosing billing codes and diagnosis that accurately reflect the client’s issues and allow the Agency to bill/collect for said services to take that (financial) burden from the client. Documentation is to be completed with dignity and respect toward the client knowing the client has full access to his/her chart.

Documentation:

• Maintains a written, chronological record of consumer’s progress toward meeting identified goals and objectives. Progress notes are entered in the EMR the same day of service (or within 48 hours of the service).


• Formal, comprehensive treatment plan is to be completed within 30 days of the intake


• Treatment plans are updated no later than 2 weeks after ‘review Alert’ pops up in EMR home page


• Develops discharge summary within 30 days of termination of services at center- closes client cases after 90-days of no services

 CARE VALUE: Excellence: Possessing Outstanding Quality or Superior Merit; Remarkably Good                                                                                                20% KAR

• Participates in community activities that promote awareness of behavioral health.


• Participates in Training activities to promote professional growth, create new programming which in turn adds to the ability to provide excellent services to our Clients


• Represents Area Mental Health Center in a professional manner (projects positive, service oriented attitude to community and co-workers), and maintains good relationships with referral sources in the community and is appropriately groomed and attired.


• Attends work on a consistent basis (less than six unscheduled absences per year)


• Exhibits dependability and flexibility in working with supervision and co-workers, and is able to adapt to changing needs and client demand for services as evidenced by meeting established deadlines, following through on tasks, and meeting established goals


• Stays positive- inspires others to be positive about our Mission and what we do


• Adapts well to changing conditions and demands—approaches change as a necessary and inevitable aspect of organizational life


• Addresses concerns/issues/misunderstandings with supervisor as they arise to help problem solve and make them better


• Initiates a greeting by using your name, making good eye contact, and smiling


• Is polite in every interaction with clients and co-workers- says ‘Please’, ‘Thank-You’, and ‘Your Welcome’.


• Integrity- apologizes for delays and inconveniences, develops a plan to better stay on top of things- does NOT blame others of systems, but rather talks responsibility for his/her actions

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Must be an RN, licensed to practice in the State of Kansas. Position requires advanced practice nursing knowledge with a Masters in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Post graduate experience preferred. Must have Kansas APRN License, Board Certification, and valid DEA registration.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Will maintain licensure, board certification, and DEA registration.  This position requires a current, valid Kansas Driver’s License.  Will obtain CPR and First Aid Training and renew training annually.  Will attend any other training and certifications directly related to this position.

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, see and hear.  The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hand and finger, use fine motor skills, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to twenty pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, the ability to adjust focus, and the ability to see to drive.  Specific hearing abilities required by this job include the ability to hear what is considered to be normal conversation tone.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to a typical office environment and interaction with many different persons in their homes and in the community.  In addition, the employee travels by automobile and is exposed to changing weather conditions.  The employee will interact with many different persons in varying stages of recovery from their mental illness. 

  

COMMENTS:  This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified.  Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.

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