Crisis Recovery Center- Advance Practice Nurse Practitioner

Riveon Mental Health and Recovery•Lorain, OH

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Crisis Recovery Center will transform crisis care by providing 24/7 walk-in behavioral health services meant to immediately identify, triage, address, stabilize and treat persons in mental health crisis and assist those who have substance abuse withdrawal needs. The Nurse Practitioner provides outpatient psychiatric services to diverse populations that include patients that are diagnosed with severe and persistent mental issues as well as patients suffering with non-persistent mental illnesses in a community mental health setting.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in Nursing and certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse with prescriptive authority.
One year of experience working with individuals who have been diagnosed with a chronic mental illness is required.
The employee must possess exceptional oral and written communications skills.
Basic computer skills required, including familiarity with Windows and Microsoft Office.
The employee must be able to conduct business in a professional manner.
Must exhibit cultural sensitivity.
Favorable references and/or evaluations.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is preferred.
Bilingual abilities (especially, Spanish and English) are not required, but a great advantage for this position.

Responsibilities

Performs psychiatric evaluations on new patients as clinically appropriate
Incorporates the new or revised medical treatment plan into the existing Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Maintains necessary and required concurrent documentation within the EHR.
Conducts Peer Review activities as required.
Attends Psychiatric, Clinical and other Agency meetings as required.
Works collaboratively with staff to coordinate care to patients
Completes documentation required to assist clients if clinically indicated
Prescribes psychotropic medications.
Facilitates communication with Providers outside of the agency when laboratory abnormalities are discovered.
Assists other nurses with implementing medical treatment and tracking procedures.
Meets regularly with collaborating Psychiatrist to effectively communicate about cases.
Collaborates actively with client's treatment team to ensure best care and common treatment goals.
Achieves required productivity expectation.
Reacts to change and stress productively.
Maintains regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.
Gets along with others and works as a team.
Exhibits the knowledge, skills, abilities, and minimum requirements listed in this Position Description.
Other duties as assigned.