Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

SUMMARY : The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works as an integral part of the Clinical Team. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will perform, but is not limited to, the following duties : evaluates physiological, neurological and psychopharmacological status of consumers, assessing the need for, prescribing and monitoring of medications. This position may require a flexible schedule including 1st and 2nd shifts and Saturdays. The agency has the right to change shifts based on the needs of the organization.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Position Specific Duties

• Evaluate physiological, neurological, and psychopharmacological status of consumers.
• Assess the need for medications, prescribe and monitor for consumers suffering from mental health, substance abuse disorders and co-occurring diagnoses.
• Provide a wide range of primary, acute, and specialty services.
• Record and examine the medical history, diagnoses, and symptoms of consumers.
• Participate in psychiatric formulations.
• Provide direct psychotherapy when indicated.
• Educate consumers on preventive care and prescribed medications.
• Provide case consultations when indicated.
• Participate in utilization review or quality-assurance activity of all records.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete case notes for consumer records.
• Maintain an ongoing awareness of consumer's mental status, adding additional services to maintain a therapeutic level of care as needs change.
• Ability to climb three flights of stairs to deal with emergencies.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations by placing calls to Fire, Rescue, Police, and Medical, etc.

Administrative Tasks :

Compliance Requirements :

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS : The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner must perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge / skill and / or ability required.

Requirements :