Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Volunteers of America – Fremont, OH

Volunteers of America is currently hiring a casual – per diem Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner NP PMHNP to work in our Tiffin and Fremont locations.

SUMMARY PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION: Responsible for providing direct clinical services to patients within the scope of services allowed under the State Board of Nursing and in accordance with the rules and regulations of Treatment in Place. This includes performing history and physical examinations on assigned patients, provide consultation and liaison throughout hospital facility, perform daily rounds on patients as directed from supervising physician, prescribe medications and provide clinical assessments and diagnosis in accordance with the State law and individual, group, and family therapy, and other duties as may be assigned.

REPORTS TO: Assigned Physician Supervisor for H&P, Psychiatric Evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, therapies, and other clinical duties as assigned.

Executive Director for administrative duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

• Experience prescribing basic psychotropic medications for depression, anxiety and other psychiatric illnesses that would ordinarily be managed in a primary care setting.
• Must be able to perform initial and follow-up psychiatric assessments and provide medication management.
• Must be a participant of the Treatment Team.
• Able to work collaboratively and independently.
• Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations such as being verbally or physically confronted in a threatening or aggressive manner.
• Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions such as noise, conversation and foot traffic; ability to handle interruptions often and be able to move from one task to another.
• Must be flexible and not easily frustrated in dealing with differences of opinions.
• Must be able to set and maintain therapeutic distance with clients during treatment and following discharge.

Work where you feel safe.

During the National Public Health Emergency caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, do you want to work in one of the safest environments possible? A place where the people you serve average 85% fully vaccinated? A place where your co-workers will also be fully vaccinated? Recently, the Healthcare division of Volunteers of America National Services decided to require vaccination for all employees, volunteers and contractors. While this decision was difficult, we understand that we care for individuals who are most susceptible to advanced COVID illness and death. We are committed to providing the safest environment possible for those we serve. This commitment extends to another very important group of individuals, our employees.

Join us today in providing care and services to older adults in an organization that cares deeply about the health and well-being of others; those we care for, our employees, our community and our Nation.