Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Description: Corizon, Inc. is looking of Mental Health Nurse Practitioner right now, this vacancy will be presented in Tennessee. More details about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. Utilizes advance professional nursing skills with mental healthcare as primary focus. Interacts with a variety of mental healthcare professionals and security staff in a correctional enviro! nment.
Facility Information: Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville, TN. This is a FT, 40 hours/week, M-F position. We offer excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits including a matching 401k.
Responsibilities:
Responds to and initiates care for those requiring mental health services throughout the facility.
Assesses inmate/patient in a variety of settings.
Identifies inmate/patient mental health problems and prescribes treatment under direction of a physician.
Implements mental health services utilizing therapeutic regimens approved by a psychiatrist.
Provides mental health education to inmate/patient, healthcare and correctional staff.
Documents all mental healthcare contacts.
Adheres to safety and security policies and participates in disaster drills.
Follows security regulations for keys, sharps and controlled medications.
Delegates to and supervises other appropriate infection control practic! es.
Adheres to Universal Precautions and other appropriate! infection control practices.
Qualifications:
Graduate of an accredited college/university Nurse Practitioner program with current license/certification in the xxxx in which working.
3-5 years experience in mental health setting which can include mental helth background as an RN.
Must have current CPR certification.
Available to participate in on-call schedule.
Subject to initial and ongoing security clearance requirements.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Corizon, Inc..
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This vacancy will be started on: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:59:30 GMT
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