Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

As a member of our growing team, you will feel at home in a fun and diverse community of healthcare professionals. Our goal is simple : improving access to healthcare in our community and surrounding areas. Due to expansion, Neighborhood Health is looking to add a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to our team. Together, we are all committed to building healthier communities by delivering comprehensive, quality health care with compassion and respect.

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, you will :

• Responsible for providing psychiatric services to clients in a variety of clinical settings during scheduled hours. Scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services.
• Counsel clients during appointments, as necessary.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorder.
• Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure proper patient care.
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
• Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities / agencies as required.
• Design and participate in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions.

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