Porch Light Health

Nurse Practitioner

• Provide direct client care, including assessing, diagnosing, planning, and prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment
• Perform psychiatric diagnostic evaluations to determine diagnoses, treatment strategies, and care coordination needs
• Provide psychiatric and/or medical services according to medical standards, timelines, and applicable licensing-board requirements
• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose, prevent, and treat illnesses
• Maintain timely, complete, accurate, and legible medical records
• Perform clinical and billing documentation in compliance with state and federal regulations, clinical necessity, and coding standards
• Perform pharmacologic treatment strategies; order medications; monitor and evaluate treatment progress
• Order, obtain, and assess laboratory tests and diagnostics; base clinical decisions on laboratory interpretation
• Assure timely access to care, demonstrate scheduling flexibility, and meet productivity standards
• Assume responsibility for psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, prescribing, and/or administering treatment
• Collaborate with MD or DO on challenging or complex cases
• Remain compliant with state Psychiatry laws and regulations, including supervised-hour requirements, CME, and timely assessments with a supervising physician
• Support patients virtually and/or in clinic via telehealth across Colorado and New Mexico

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant