Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
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Job Description
General Summary
Under limited supervision the Consult-Liaison psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Adult Psychiatry provides an advanced level of comprehensive mental health care to a specific patient population in collaboration with medical staff. Follows established applicable nursing and medical standards procedures and practices and gives specific patient care directions regaurding their mental health to nursing and other support staff.
Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
- Performs psychiatric examinations and evaluations diagnoses treatment follow-up consultations and mental health education appropriate for the patients age and situation.
- Obtains patient histories and develops patient care charges ensuring completeness and accuracy of documentation.
- Recommends and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
- Designs recommends and documents appropriate treatment plans/plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of HPI and diagnostic results.
- Communicates plan of care with appropriate providers including the collaborative physician the primary care provider the referring provider the nursing staff and the case manager.
- Communicates plan of care with the patients and family members. Provides patient and family instruction related to the plan of care disease process new treatment plans and medication regimens.
- Provides psychiatric care for medically ill and injured patients in accordance with accepted standards of care.
- Provides mental health education to patients and families as required and appropriate.
- Documents psychiatric findings and care provided in the patients clinical record including information of laboratory and radiographic studies.
- Educates patients about their mental health. and how to utilize stress management techniques as well as provides educational mental health resources to patients as needed.
- Collaborates with physician or other health care team members regarding patients mental health needs outcomes and effectiveness of care plan.
- Initiates appropriate contact with other health care providers as required.
- Maintains the privacy and security of all confidential and protected health information. Uses and discloses only that information which is necessary to perform the function of the job.
Qualifications :
Education and Experience
- Master of Science degree with completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program required.
- Current state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner required.
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse required.
- Current BLS certification or obtained prior to providing direct patient care is required.
- Experience preferred not required.
- DEA and CDS eligible.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patients requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required to interact with patient families departmental units medical and nursing staff on all essential matters. Demonstrated/documented effective interpersonal skills.
- Maintains updated hospital safety and other mandatory training.
- Updated immunizations as recommended per practice area.
Patient Safety
Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital department or unit patient safety initiatives.
- Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety
- Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
- Identifies possible risks in processes procedures devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
