ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - CARE COORDINATION

Why Beebe? Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence. Overview The Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides comprehensive psychiatric assessment, evaluation, consultation, treatment, and medication management to patients presenting to the acute care hospital and Emergency Services with behavioral health and psychiatric needs.

The primary responsibility is timely behavioral health consultation and clinical management for patients in the Emergency Department and hospitalized medical/surgical units. The NP collaborates with emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, psychiatrists, nursing, case management, behavioral health staff, and community providers to support safe, effective, patient-centered care, appropriate disposition, reduced behavioral health length of stay, and safe transitions.

Responsibilities Psychiatric Assessment and Clinical Management Performs comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for patients presenting to Emergency Services and acute care inpatient units. Assesses acute psychiatric symptoms including depression, anxiety, psychosis, mania, behavioral disturbances, substance-related conditions, cognitive disorders, and other behavioral health conditions. Evaluates suicide risk, self-harm risk, violence risk, behavioral escalation, and other psychiatric safety concerns.

Develops differential diagnoses and individualized behavioral health treatment plans. Initiates and manages psychiatric medications within scope of practice and organizational policy. Provides ongoing behavioral health follow-up for patients who remain in the Emergency Department or acute care setting awaiting disposition. Provides psychiatric consultation for medically admitted patients whose behavioral health conditions affect treatment, safety, disposition, or recovery.

Emergency Services Provides timely behavioral health evaluation of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with psychiatric and behavioral health concerns. Collaborates with Emergency Services clinicians to determine appropriate treatment and disposition. Assists in determining whether patients can be safely discharged with outpatient services or require a higher level of psychiatric care.

Supports placement into inpatient psychiatric treatment, crisis services, substance use treatment, or other behavioral health services when indicated. Reassesses behavioral health patients remaining in the Emergency Department awaiting placement or disposition. Works collaboratively to minimize unnecessary behavioral health boarding and delays in disposition. Acute Care Consultation Provides psychiatric consultation to hospitalists, physicians, nurses, case managers, and other interdisciplinary team members.

Evaluates hospitalized patients with new or worsening psychiatric symptoms. Provides recommendations regarding behavioral management and psychiatric treatment. Assists the care team in managing behavioral health conditions that create barriers to medical treatment or discharge. Supports safe management of patients requiring behavioral health precautions or enhanced observation. Care Coordination and Disposition Collaborates closely with Behavioral Health Case Management, Acute Case Management, and community behavioral health providers.

Supports timely determination of the most appropriate level of behavioral health care. Facilitates transitions to inpatient psychiatric treatment, outpatient behavioral health services, crisis programs, substance use treatment, primary care, and community resources. Identifies and addresses barriers contributing to prolonged Emergency Department or hospital length of stay. Communicates behavioral health recommendations clearly to patients, families, and the healthcare team.

Billing, Coding, and Revenue Cycle Responsibilities Provides billable behavioral health evaluation, consultation,