Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Location: Ohio

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Status: Full Time

Work Model: Remote

Work Schedule: Monday–Friday with occasional evenings and/or weekends

Vehicle Required: No

Positions Supervised: None

Reports To: Care Team Manager

Reema Health is both a social care and behavioral health provider. We believe that a personalized, community-based approach to care makes it easier for anyone to access the things they need to make their lives better. We know that life’s challenges often exist because the systems built to help are a burden to navigate. We believe building a relationship with a real person — someone who listens, meets our members where they are, and understands the community— can ease those burdens and effectively connect members to health care. Our mission-driven and member-focused company is seeking an experienced and self-motivated Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to serve the behavioral healthcare needs of our members.

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is an integral part of our team, helping lead the creation and implementation of behavioral healthcare for our members. At Reema, we believe integrating social and clinical care is the most effective way to support member wellbeing. You’ll see members in an outpatient clinical setting via telehealth and work within our Clinical Care Team and alongside our non-clinical Community Guides. Our approach is to provide the right amount of quality care at the right time for each of our members.

Reema has been providing behavioral healthcare in a few states and we are continuing to expand. We are in search of a qualified Nurse Practitioner who can contribute details to our care model within the ambiguity of a fast paced start. For the right person, this position has the potential to grow into a leadership role.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assess and diagnose behavioral health conditions, both chronic and acute with emphasis on psychiatric medication evaluation and care.
• Create treatment plans through consultative and collaborative format with fellow clinical care team members.
• Prescribe psychoactive medications used to treat behavioral health conditions through evidence-based best practice modalities. When or if necessary, engaging in individual therapy/group therapy assessments to help support team members.
• Manage medication for adults of all ages with complex conditions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in behavioral health conditions and clinical care
• Collaborate with primary care providers, psychologists, social workers, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress as necessary.
• Provide medical or medication education to members, emphasizing mental health promotion and disease prevention as well as the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic mental health conditions
• Support referral for members who need additional specialty behavioral health care (e.g. to an in-patient facility) and advise on treatment plans until members are engaged in appropriate care
• Support post-discharge planning to prevent readmissions
• Provide medical evaluation of patients who are experiencing psychotic symptoms or may be at risk from alcoholism, drug abuse or addiction
• Use EMR to manage member care and coordination with multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to the evolving design and implementation of clinical pathways and protocols for treatment of behavioral health conditions in Reema’s care model.

Job responsibilities to grow and change as business necessitates.

Experience and Skills:

• 2+ years of outpatient experience working with adults

• 3+ years of experience working with individuals who have significant mental and chemical health needs and believe that recovery is possible.
• 1+ years of experience practicing telemedicine
• Experience with underserved populations facing socioeconomic barriers to health care
• Excellent working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence-based treatments for mental health conditions
• Awareness and interest in participating in an integrated behavioral health model
• Ability to make quick and accurate clinical assessments of mental and behavioral health conditions
• Demonstrated knowledge of psychopharmacology
• Ability to exercise balanced judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions, and to handle difficult or confrontational situations in a calm, consistent, and equitable manner
• Ability to work effectively as a team, interfacing with patients, primary care providers, consulting psychiatrists and mental health specialists, as well as with administrative and support staff

• Working knowledge of all related computer and software applications such as Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, telecommunication and Video Conferencing required; G-Suite preferred

Education, Qualifications & Position Requirements:

• Completion of a master's degree from an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
• Fully licensed as an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner in the State of Ohio with prescriptive authority
• Willingness to cross license in additional states as company grows
• Certified as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or registered with American Board of Registered Nursing, Certified Clinical Nurse Practitioner or National Board on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Current and in good standing DEA Certificate
• 18 years of age or older
• Comply with federal, state and local regulations regarding patient confidentiality & HIPAA
• Proficiency with electronic medical records and other technology-based tools and systems

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary and Equity Package
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• HSA and FSA Options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings with Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Schedules and Remote Work
• Technology Stipend
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Paid Family and Medical Leave

As an equal opportunity employer, Reema Health is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws.

All candidates who have received a written offer for this position will be required to undergo drug testing for commonly abused controlled substances in accordance with the company’s policy. Hires are contingent upon candidates producing satisfactory results from the pre-employment drug test.

Reema Health has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic responsibilities have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and assess the prospective employee and/or current employees ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities for this role. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.