Job Overview: 

20 hours per week - flexible hours but evenings preferred | Hybrid - 2X/week in Columbia, MD

 Under the supervision of the Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner at Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health and all its subsidiaries is responsible for providing evidence-based, integrated treatment to our patients. The NP assesses, diagnoses and provides continuity care for patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:   

• Responsible for providing integrated behavioral health services to patients both virtually and in person.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat adult patients with co-occurring SUD and Mental Health disorders. Establishes medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
• Collaborate with counselors, case managers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care.  
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.  
• Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.
• Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Designs, orders, and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of health information and diagnostic results.
• Initiates protocols/clinical pathways and evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
• Performs invasive procedures when needed.
• Collaborates with primary care providers regarding admission, discharge, and transfer decisions.
• Presents patients in the caseload in rounds.
• Communicates plan of care with appropriate providers including the collaborative physician, the primary care provider, the referring provider, the nursing staff, and the case manager.
• Communicates plans of care with the patients and family members. Provides patient and family instruction related to the plan of care, disease process, new treatment plans, and medication regimens.
• Counsels and educates patients and family members in disease processes, health maintenance and health promotion activities. Provides primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive care services.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and specialty consultations or other agency involvement as needed.
• Facilitates patient flow.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team including case management ensuring appropriate and timely discharge.
• Provides specialty consultation.
• Advocates for patients ensuring patient/family participation in care, knowledge of treatment options, and understanding of patient rights.
• Considers the holistic needs of patients and orchestrates resources (i.e., pain service, palliative care)
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Education Responsibilities 

• Provides formal and informal educational programs for other members of the health care team consistent with evidence-based practice standards.
• Participates in mentoring activities. Precepts interns.
• Promotes understanding of disease processes in area of specialty/program.
• Functions as a clinical resource for other team members including but not limited to interns, residents, fellows, nurses, and medical students.
• Provides community education, health promotion, and outreach.
• Acts as a community health resource. 

Clinical Leadership/Outcomes 

• Is responsible for coordinating adequate nurse practitioner coverage on their service.
• Works with the physician and nurse practitioner staff to ensure this coverage.
• Works with primary care providers to achieve service specific outcome targets for key metrics including clinical outcomes, level of service, cost of care and patient satisfaction.
• Participates in performance improvement activities aimed at improving clinical outcomes and minimizing variation.
• In collaboration with physician leadership and the entire leadership team, develops clinical pathways.
• Participates in and leads quality assurance activities (i.e., chart reviews, peer review) and establishes standard of practice.
• Advances the patient care delivery process through the application of research, evidence-based practice standards, and industry best practices.
• Advises and influences CCG policies and procedures to improve the delivery of care.
• Introduces and evaluates new patient care delivery systems, models of care and therapeutic and preventive interventions that target patient needs not met by current care delivery strategies.
• Actively participates and contributes to various department and division meetings and organizational initiatives.
• Maintains compliance and regulatory documentation for administrative purposes and reimbursement for services.
• Participates in accreditation readiness.
• Supervises ancillary staff including completing annual reviews.

Customer Service 

• Models and upholds a customer service focus to all internal and external customers.
• Demonstrates respect for all people in the work environment.
• Ensures confidentiality of patient information.

Qualifications - Education and Experience:   

Must Haves:

• Must not be in recovery while working with DEA regulated medications
• Active CRNP-PMH license in good standing
• Active or pending CDS & DEA
• Microsoft Office proficient
• Understanding of DSM-V and diagnosis codes
• Organizational and time management skills
• Writing and oral communication skills
• At least 1 year experience working in SUD population.