Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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A Brief Overview

Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia is hiring for a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join the inpatient team at Cedar Avenue CHOPs first inpatient psychiatric hospital and Crisis Response Center.

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will provide clinical and followup care as a Nurse Practitioner at CHOP. In collaboration with an attending physicianyoull work with a patient population that matches your delineation of privileges and skill set; collaborate with a range of healthcare professionals; and engage in professional development education and research.

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you will do

• Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients. Performs and documents daily assessments. Collects and analyzes data and formulates a familycentered plan of care.
• Performs any needed advanced procedures that are listed in the Scope of Practice Document and approved as a part of the credentialing process.
• Evaluates and monitors the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment plan. Using the most current evidence modifies the plan of care based on the effectiveness of the treatment and the patient/family response to the plan.
• Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family nursing staff and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
• Participates in scholarly activities including research and education. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Participates in the professional development of others. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses nurse practitioners students and other health care providers.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.

Education Qualifications

• Masters Degree Nursing Required

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work in an interprofessional team setting with multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to use computer and electronic medical records effectively.
• Refer to Scope of Practice Document and Clinical Responsibilities Checklist for specific requirements of role.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania State Licensing Board upon hire Required or
• Registered Nurse (New Jersey) New Jersey State Licensing Board upon hire Required and
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania State Licensing Board upon hire Required or
• Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) (New Jersey) New Jersey State Licensing Board upon hire Required and
• Prescriptive Authority (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania State Licensing Board within 3 months Required or
• Prescriptive Authority (New Jersey) New Jersey State Licensing Board within 3 months Required and
• Specialty Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in area of education/subspecialty. upon hire Required

To carry out its mission CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients families workforce and global community. As a condition of employment CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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