Certified Nurse Practitioner - with Great Benefits

We are on the lookout for a hardworking Certified Nurse Practitioner to join our awesome team at The Crossroads Center in Cincinnati, OH.
Growing your career as a Full Time Certified Nurse Practitioner is a terrific opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in adaptability, project management and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Certified Nurse Practitioner at The Crossroads Center today!

At The Crossroads Center, we welcome clients from all walks of life and are committed to providing an individualized road to recovery for all. We are dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment, which is conducive to healing. As a Certified Nurse Practitioner you will be serving the community along with fulfilling our mission to provide culturally and linguistically congruent, comprehensive behavioral healthcare in a holistic manner, assuring access and quality to our diverse customers.

I. QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an Individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education & Experience: Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Experience in psychiatric, mental and behavioral health services. Outpatient and tele-psychiatry experience.2+ years’ experience in psychiatric practice, 2+ years’ experience treating adolescents and adults. Willingness to learn and follow The Crossroads Center’s standards of practice, Demonstrable ability to connect with and provide support for adults and adolescents. Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
• Certified Nursing Specialist
• ANCC Certificate, with Prescribing Authority
• DEA Certification
• PMHNP license preferred Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret medical periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public. Reasoning Ability: Knowledge of nursing and the ability to apply the necessary skills and techniques of patient / client care and education. Experience in performing routine medical history and physical examinations. Demonstrates knowledge of interventions for acute chemical withdrawal and post acute withdrawal syndromes, knowledge of signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol intoxication/withdrawal and mental illnesses. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear. The team member is frequently required to walk, balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch. (The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Keyboard data entry required. II. SUMMARY: Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, the Certified Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing psychotherapy and medication evaluation and management to a range of clients having mental illness and substance abuse disorders under the supervision of consulting psychiatrist(s). The position also provides evaluation, treatment planning and discharge planning services for clients and residents with The Crossroads Center’s Behavioral Health Services departments and those being diverted from state hospital admissions. III. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

CLINICAL (85%)

Provides clinical supervision to our provider healthcare team which includes Certified Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses other clinical providers as appropriate.

NON-CLINICAL (15%)• Performing face to face assessments and ongoing psychiatric visits.
• Assesses clients referred for evaluation and treatment
• Maintaining current patient records in order to clearly state problems, plans, actions, goals and changes as they occur.
• Prescribes medication, as needed, and monitors client response to medication in coordination with the client’s primary therapist.
• Provides client hours at least one evening session per week or as needed
• Participates in multidisciplinary team and other Behavioral Health Services departmental meetings (including the Performance Improvement Committee) as assigned.
• Consults with the Chief Medical Officer concerning psychotropic medication of The Crossroads Center clients.
• Coordinates with community providers involved in the care of Behavioral Health clients (with the client’s signed consent).
• May order relevant lab tests and procedures with appropriate consent, to help in the diagnosis or management of patient’s condition.
• Receives and reviews lab reports, providing feedback to clients and/or consultation to primary therapist as needed. Expected to be proficient in the use of psychopharmacology.
• Behavioral Health documentation must meet all regulatory requirements made by licensing and third party agencies and must be accordance with The Crossroads Center Behavioral Health Policy and Procedures.
• Uses state-of-the-art knowledge, relating research and current clinical knowledge to the actual practice of psychiatry to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications.
• Coordinates with other medical specialties in the detection and treatment of psychiatric patients’ non-psychiatric medical or surgical conditions.
• Complies with collaborative agreement requirements with psychiatrists as required by state law. IV. 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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Benefits of working as a Certified Nurse Practitioner in Cincinnati, OH:

● Company offers great benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Attractive package