Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - PACT (Missoula, MT)

If you are passionate about providing high-quality care to individuals in your community, we invite you to join our team at AWARE.

AWARE is looking for the right person to join the team as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner.

The support we provide helps the adults, children, and families we serve become active and vital members of their community while focusing on personal growth. We are a compassionate and fully engaged team that is dedicated to providing the best possible care to our clients. Our strength lies in our culture of care, and we are looking for individuals who share our commitment to providing unconditional care to those in need.

We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment where all team members feel valued and respected. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are looking for a rewarding career, we encourage you to apply to join our team at AWARE.

AWARE's Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) is responsible for providing leadership and guidance to PACT program staff concerning patient care. This includes providing direct psychiatric care to patients, as well as consultation and guidance to other members of the team. Duties will include, but are not limited to, performing psychiatric evaluations, contributing to team development of patient care plans, obtaining indicated diagnostic tests, prescribing medications and treatments, and providing ongoing psychiatric care. The PMHNP may also carry a small caseload of patients not enrolled in PACT services. 

The PMHNP understands that AWARE is not attempting to institute a medical model in its services; rather, the PMHNP works within a team to help people live as independently as possible with dignity and respect, in keeping with the PACT model of care. 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his/her supervisor. Cross-coverage for other psychiatric providers at AWARE may be included as a member of the psychiatric care team. 

Responsibilities:

• Work within a treatment team to help provide coordinated mental/behavioral health care to patients.
• Complete comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for new clients; help with annual re-evaluations as needed
• Provider monthly (or more frequent) follow-up psychiatric visits with PACT patients 
• Provide documentation of patient care in accordance with AWARE policy and professional standards, utilizing AWARE's electronic health record as outlined, trained, and assigned.
• Create psychiatric care plans and integrate with existing behavioral/psychotherapeutic plans/
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Prescribe appropriate psychiatric medications as indicated.
• Recognize physical health issues and refer for patients for care as necessary.
• Be available to teams as a resource regarding medications and treatments.
• Evaluate responses to treatments and medications.
• Coordinate care with other healthcare professionals both inside and outside of the organization.
• Act as an advocate for patients both within and outside of the organization.
• Provide education and support to staff, patients, and families on managing psychiatric illness and disability.
• Maintain licensure and certification required by AWARE, the State of Montana, and the federal government.
• Participates in peer/record review process and other quality improvement initiatives as assigned.
• Performs at or above productivity benchmarks identified by AWARE so that services are sustainable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.