Psychiatric Sr. Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is seeking a Psychiatric Sr. Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner to join our team of professionals.

Duties Include:

• Consults with primary care physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure cohesive care is provided.
• Ensures all patients receive quality health care as per evidenced based medicine and standards of care, and that services will be medically necessary, appropriate, and compliant with third party payers. Participates in all third-party payer and managed care contracts as determined by FIU.
• Responsible for research, service, and related administrative activities.
• Conducts other clinical duties as determined by the practice site Medical Director and/or Chair.
• Provides direct evaluation of adult patients at the FIU Health practice site, manages the psychopharmacologic needs of adult patients adhering to evidence-based treatment guidelines and is available to provide psychotherapy for adult patients as appropriate adhering to evidence-based treatment guidelines.
• Provides in service training to staff as needed or required.
• Responsible for providing telephonic on call coverage for FIU Health and clinical coverage of TMS services.
• Performs other duties as assigned or directed. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related.
• Maintains compliance with medical records/documentation and other applicable standards.
• Maintains medication refills as indicated in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
• Adheres to all Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (PBH), FIU Health, FIU and other applicable standards, policies, procedures, protocols, and audits.
• Maintains an awareness of the fiscal implications of services rendered, as well as current billing (as applicable) and coding requirements ensuring the closure of patient encounters, including medical record documentation, by the end of each work session.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of the latest professional developments and research.

Master's of Science in Nursing and four (4) years of experience as an ARNP.
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Current Active Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) Florida license, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certification.
Consistently work the same schedule, with at least six (6) weeks notice, as approved by the Department Chair or designee, of deviation from that schedule.

Deep knowledge of various psychotherapeutic methods.
Ability to explain complex medical concepts in an easy-to-understand manner.
Excellent observational and assessment skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Staff

$110,000 - $115,000

Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:30 AM

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