Meridian Behavioral Health LLC is a leader in behavioral health care and addiction recovery services, with a network of addiction treatment centers throughout Minnesota. Beauterre Recovery is a 64 bed residential center, providing care for both men and women in Owatonna, Minnesota. Beauterre is looking for a talented and passionate psychiatric nurse practitioner to offer exceptional psychiatric care 2-3 days a week on-site, with up to 1 day a week remote as consultative support. A total of 24 hours per week is expected in this role, with flexibility in hours and scheduling. The qualified candidate will serve as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team. Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in psychiatric care of adults with co-occurring conditions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Obtains comprehensive diagnostic assessments.
- Orders appropriate diagnostic tests, analyzes data results of patient examinations and diagnostic tests to correctly diagnose and manage patients.
- Collaborates with physicians and other medical staff as necessary, to verify diagnosis, identify high-risk situations or alerts to changes in patient's status and takes appropriate action.
- Provides medical management and/or other interventions for acute and chronic health problems.
- Administers medication if appropriate.
- Performs procedures according to established methods within the scope of practice.
- Provides appropriate follow-up care and/or referral to other health care resources.
- Provides patient/patient's family with appropriate education.
- Provides health maintenance and disease management counseling to patients.
- Serves as a liaison and a resource for physicians, health care team members, patients, and families.
- Participates in plans for health promotion, prevention, and maintenance.
- Completes all charting and documentation and assures appropriate fees/billing codes are used for professional services.
- Attends and actively participates in daily shift report, staff huddles, and interdisciplinary staffing.
- Attends all training as required by supervisor.
- Participates in departmental meetings.
- Serves on projects as delegated.
Qualifications Required to Perform Essential Job Functions:
Required Skills, Knowledge and Ability:
- Strong verbal skills and ability to communicate abstract concepts in a simple format.
- Ability to communicate with a variety of people from diverse cultures, socioeconomic and educational backgrounds.
- Strong knowledge of the 12 core functions.
- Flexibility to meet a variety of changing priorities.
- Computer skills to draft emails, memos, and reporting.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum 1-year experience working with individuals with co-occurring conditions.
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