PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
Location: Cookeville, Tennessee
Description: Lifecare Family Services is currently interviewing PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER right now, this job will be placed in Tennessee. Further informations about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. LifeCare is a non-profit, faith-based agency that provides case management, therapy, and medical management to individuals and families throughout Middle Tennesse! e. We strive to make each clients day their best day by providing care that meets the highest standards of integrity, quality and reliability. We are looking for compassionate caring individuals to serve our clients needs.
We are currently seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will work in conjunction and in accordance with all the psychiatric standards prescribed under the State of Tennessee Mental Health PA guidelines.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
Perform complete initial psychiatric assessments on patients to determine DSM IV diagnosis and develop a plan of care including medication prescription if indicated.
Provide timely documentation of each encounter with a patient including symptoms addressed, need for current treatment, and rationale for any changes in treatment.
Work in collaboration with other treatment team members to ensure quality of care and consideration of services! .
Conform to standards of time lines in attendance, docume! ntation and quality as defined by agency guidelines and quality assurance plan.
Seek immediate consultation with physician for the following: *Emergent conditions requiring prompt medical intervention or hospitalization
- Acute decomposition of patients condition
- Patient problems that are not resolving as anticipated
- If diagnostic, prescriptive or therapeutic procedure / intervention cannot be performed by the Clinical Nurse Specialist
Attend all team meetings, supervision, clinical hours and share on call responsibilities assigned by Medical Director
Attend a weekly review meeting with the Psychiatrist/or RN as to the care and follow up of children and adolescents that need medical checks and/or monitoring of psychotropic medicine.
Provide follow up psychiatric care including monitoring of pharmacological modalities for assign! ed patients.
Must be a licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by the State of Tennessee
Must have received training from an accredited Psychiatric Nursing Program with a minimum of a Master Degree as a Psychiatric Specialist
Must have a minimum of one year of experience with children and/or adults who present and are assessed with a DSM-IV diagnosis.
Must have current DEA number and have acquired experience in working with a family systemic model of care.
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If you were eligible to this job, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Lifecare Family Services.
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This job starts available on: Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:37:29 GMT
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