Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $80-$85

JOB SUMMARY :

Provides direct mental health services, including diagnosis, evaluations, treatment, and consultation as appropriate. Provides behavioral health services in conjunction with multi disciplinary team- therapist, psychologist and or psychiatrist.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Analytical and Critical Thinking

• Provides comprehensive assessment of patients and as appropriate their families
• Completes the history of the present illness and review past histories.
• Provides individual, group, family and pharmacologic therapeutic interventions that are evidence based.

Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Provides crisis intervention and referral for psychiatric hospitalization.
• Makes referrals for further diagnostic psychological or medical testing as needed.

Communication

Interview patients to obtain insight into their problems

Compliance, Policy, and Procedure

• Provides appropriate patient assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in accordance with acceptable Standards of Care and Regulatory Requirements.
• Adhere to productivity standards and departmental policies and procedures

Teamwork

• Collaborate with primary therapist on treatment plan development.
• Works in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Prescribes psychiatric medication when needed

SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

Must be able to give accurate DSM diagnosis, to use a variety of treatment and pharmacological techniques with a range of diagnoses.

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE :

Education : Master of Nursing degree and current

Licensure : Current Nurse Practitioner license in the State of Maryland

2 years of experience in a psychiatric setting

Experience with telemedicine preferred.

Other Skills : Basic computer knowledge required

JOB SUMMARY :

Provides direct mental health services, including evaluations, treatment, and consultation as appropriate. Provides behavioral health services in conjunction with staff therapist, psychologist and psychiatrist

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Analytical and Critical Thinking

• Provides comprehensive assessment of patients and as appropriate their families
• Completes the history of the present illness and review past histories.
• Provides individual, group, family and pharmacologic therapeutic interventions that are evidence based.

Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Provides crisis intervention and referral for psychiatric hospitalization.
• Makes referrals for further diagnostic psychological or medical testing as needed.

Communication

Interview patients to obtain insight into their problems

Compliance, Policy, and Procedure

• Provides appropriate patient assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in accordance with acceptable Standards of Care and Regulatory Requirements.
• Adhere to productivity standards and departmental policies and procedures.

Teamwork

• Collaborate with primary therapist on treatment plan development.
• Works in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Prescribes psychiatric medication when needed

SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

Must be able to give accurate DSM diagnosis, to use a variety of treatment and pharmacological techniques with a range of diagnoses

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE :

Education : Masters of Nursing degree and current

Licensure : Current Nurse Practitioner license in the State of Maryland

2 years of experience in a psychiatric setting

Experience with telemedicine preferred.

Other Skills : Basic computer knowledge required

Compensation :

• Contract pay of $80-85 hourly
30+ days ago