Advanced Practice Registered Nurse -APRN

About the Role

Prairie View is seeking a skilled and compassionate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN — Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner) to join our outpatient clinical team. This role offers a dynamic opportunity to provide high-quality psychiatric medication management alongside primary care consults and medical assessments for adults and older adults across our regional clinics in McPherson, Hillsboro, and Newton.

Rooted in a holistic, patient-centered nursing philosophy and working collaboratively with collaborating psychiatrists and multidisciplinary care teams, you will play a pivotal role in fostering healing, growth, and overall wellness in the communities we serve.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care & Medication Management

• Conduct comprehensive outpatient psychiatric evaluations and routine medication management for adults and older adults.

• Monitor, manage, and adjust psychotropic medications in accordance with evidence-based advanced practice nursing protocols and clinical outcome standards.

• Perform medical consults, assess physical ailments, and provide basic primary care evaluations and recommendations for patients during their mental health treatment.

• Take primary ownership of the Medication Reconciliation process for all assigned outpatient cases.

• Order, perform, and interpret appropriate diagnostic tests, screening tools, and laboratory studies as clinically indicated.

• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation within the Electronic Health Record (EHR) per organizational and regulatory standards.

Collaboration & Quality Standards

• Collaborate closely with collaborating psychiatrists, therapists, case managers, and interdisciplinary care teams.

• Serve as an internal medical and advanced nursing consultant to Prairie View clinicians and clinical staff.

• Maintain active, supportive communication with patient families, guardians, and support systems as appropriate.

• Ensure clinical practice aligns with CMS, The Joint Commission, the Kansas Board of Nursing, and internal compliance/quality standards.

• Participate in efficient resource utilization and continuous Performance Improvement (PI) initiatives.

• Participate in weekday or weekend call coverage as mutually agreed upon.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education:  Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant degree; must have and maintain a PA category license from Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
• Minimum Experience:  Must have experience working with adults, older adults, children / adolescents for the purpose of doing clinical assessments, psychopharmacologic prescribing by protocol
• Must be competent in observing, interviewing, and assessing patients in order to formulate a diagnosis using current DSM criteria
• Must possess basic psychotherapeutic skills to establish patient/clinician relationships
• Must have sufficient psychopharmacologic knowledge to effectively manage psychiatric illness
• Must be competent in recognizing side effects, adverse drug reactions, and drug-drug interactions, especially as it pertains to psychotropic medications
• Must have a desire to work within the Prairie View multi-disciplinary team structure
• Must have good listening skills, verbal skills, and written communication skills to effectively interact with patients, staff, and multidisciplinary treatment team members
• Must have working knowledge of the principles of managed care
• Must possess basic computer skills to utilize email and to navigate the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Must be willing and able to provide psychiatry support to providers in the community e.g., aging agencies, external care providers, and schools if / when needed.
• Experience with physical assessments of adults and geriatrics preferred.
• Must be able to pass Kansas Bureau of Investigation Screen and the Central Registry Screen for both adults and children
• Must maintain current CPR certification