Nurse Practitioner, Crisis Continuum Part Time, Evening, Wknds

• Performs all duties and responsibilities of a psychiatric nurse practitioner; provides high-quality, cost-effective care consistent with licensing, accreditation, and payer standards. 
• Conducts psychiatric assessments, medication management, diagnostic study (e.g., labs, imaging, ECG) interpretation, suicide and violence risk assessments, and substance intoxication/overdose/withdrawal assessments (including the use of structured assessment tools and symptom screening questionnaires); within crisis workflows determines level of care (e.g., ED transfer, inpatient, CSU, CRU, partial hospital, outpatient). 
• Provides clinical disposition recommendations. 
• Ensures timely documentation in the EHR and adherence to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.

• Integral member of a psychiatrist-led multi-disciplinary team consisting of psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), nurses, bachelor’s-level clinicians, counselors, social workers, and psychologists to deliver rapid, reliable, evidence-based care and disposition determinations. 
• Leads daily/shift huddles and interdisciplinary rounds (nursing, crisis clinicians, peers, behavioral health technicians (BHTs)/milieu staff, discharge planners) to resolve barriers, update risk, and finalize dispositions. 
• Interfaces with relevant internal teams, hospitals/EDs, law enforcement, EMS, and community providers to ensure warm handoffs and least-restrictive, recovery-oriented care transitions. 
• Promotes a culture of person-centered, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented practice across teams. 

• Adheres to quality measures and key performance indicators (KPIs) (e.g., time to triage, time to disposition, 23-hour utilization, return-in-crisis rates, warm handoff completion).
• Complies with all relevant OCHN policies/procedures, MDHHS/Medicaid requirements, accreditation standards, and the Michigan Mental Health Code; participates in Root Cause Analyses and special reviews as directed by the Chief Medical Officer or Medical Director of Crisis Continuum Services. 
• Serves on OCHN committees as directed by OCHN Chief Medical Officer.

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