Job SummaryThe Advanced Practice Nurse is responsible for providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, treatment planning, and treatment including prescribing psychotropic medication to all patients assigned to them as well as providing medication education to support staff.Essential Responsibilities and Metrics
Providing psychiatric evaluations including:
Chief complaint
History of present illness
Past history of psychiatric illness
Relevant medical history
Drug and alcohol screening
Social, family, and developmental history
Full mental status exam
Assessment/Diagnosis Axis I through Axis V (DSM-IV)
Prescribing of psychotropic medications and follow-up care of clients to monitor medications
Recommend facilitation of other medical care if needed and coordinate with other medical pro
Provides high-quality service and maintains 70% of direct service hours per month
All Progress Notes will be entered into the medical record as soon as possible but in no more than three business days of the date of service
Prescription of psychotropic medication and follow‐up medication
Participation in the multi‐disciplinary approach to client care
Education of patient and families about the nature and course of illness, prognosis of the psychiatric disorder, and medications, including side effects (long & short term)
Recommend other therapies that may be helpful to patient
Completion of diagnostic evaluations in a reasonable timeframe
Provide crisis intervention as needed
Coordinate medical aspects of treatment with Nurse, Care Coordinator and Case Managers
Participate and provide supervision of the multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and provide consultation as needed
Maintain active role in treatment team or with staff
Seek supervision from supervising MD as appropriate
Qualifications:
Advance Practice degree with current license, Federal and State licenses to prescribe controlled substances/DEA #
Malpractice coverage is active at a minimum of $1,000,000 / $3,000,000 per center requirements
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