NURSE ADVANCED PRACTICE IA - PT

Description

Are you looking for a purpose-driven career? At Metrocare, we serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying.

Metrocare is the largest provider of mental health services in North Texas, serving over 55,000 adults and children annually. For over 50 years, Metrocare has provided a broad array of services to people with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities. In addition to behavioral health care, Metrocare provides primary care centers for adults and children, services for veterans and their families, accessible pharmacies, housing, and supportive social services. Alongside clinical care, researchers and teachers from Metrocare’s Altshuler Center for Education & Research are advancing mental health beyond Dallas County while providing critical workforce to the state.

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is a registered professional nurse currently licensed in the State of Texas, who is prepared for advanced nursing practice by virtue of knowledge and skills obtained through a post-basic or advanced educational program of study acceptable to the Board of Nurse Examiners (BNE) and the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners. The APN’s services include but are not limited to ordering, conducting, and interpreting appropriate diagnostic and lab tests, prescription of pharmacological agents and treatments and non-pharmacological therapies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The essential functions listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the job.

• Responds to questions from patients receiving service and/or their families directly and proactively.
• Conducts and documents psychiatric evaluations under physicians’ supervision.
• Responds flexibly to handle unscheduled evaluations of individuals who walk in/ imminent crisis.
• Takes an active role in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss evaluations and diagnostic formulations.
• Documents that the rationale for all interventions, including any changes.
• Demonstrates good professional judgment in prescribing and monitoring psychoactive medications.
• Implements and documents medication-related practices in accord with administrative procedures.
• Documents that laboratory studies and/or physical examinations have been ordered, completed, and reviewed.
• Documentation of time will be in accord with procedures for every service event provided
• Adheres to procedures in maintaining security of confidential consumer information.

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:
The competencies listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the ethical standards of conduct, state contract, appropriate professional standards, and applicable state/federal laws

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s Degree from an accredited university. At least 6 months experience as an APN in the clinical area.

REASONING ABILITY:

• To operate within the boundaries of the parameters set forth for APNs by the BNE for the State of Texas and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
• CPR
• SAMA

Metrocare couldn’t have a great employee-first culture without great benefits. That’s why we offer a competitive salary, exceptional training, and an outstanding benefits package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan, including employer matching
• Health Savings Account, including employer matching
• Professional Development Allowance up to $1500 per year
• Bilingual Stipend – up to 6% of the base salary
• Many other benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Tobacco-Free Facilities - Metrocare is committed to promoting the health, well-being, and safety of Metrocare team members, guests, and individuals and families we serves while on the facility campuses. Therefore, Metrocare facilities and grounds are tobacco-free.

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