APRN

CrossWinds Counseling & Wellness•Emporia, KS

1h•Hybrid

About The Position

The APRN position provides quality psychiatric nursing services to agency clients and their families, in support of clients maintaining compliance with prescribed medications, learning and applying self-care tools for better health, and preventing or reducing hospitalizations.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing is required.
Licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse with the Kansas State Board of Nursing and practitioner certification with the Drug Enforcement Administration is required.
ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner board certification is required.
Computer experience in Microsoft Office programs and basic computer fluency.
Ability to work independently and as a member of a therapeutic team; ability to work with persons with serious emotional disturbance and/or severe and persistent mental illness; possess demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to react effectively in a variety of human service situations.

Responsibilities

Provides direct advance practice professional nursing services to child and adult clients, in an effort to maintain medication compliance and mental and physical health stability.
Prescribes psychotropic medications to agency clients under the supervision of Center psychiatrist and provides medication management services as needed to monitor health stability and medication compliance.
Communicates and coordinates necessary referrals and delivery of services among hospitals, schools, and within the department and organization to ensure that client is receiving necessary services.
Designs and delivers effective teaching strategies and presentations in an effort to orient and teach clients and their families to assume responsibility for their daily functioning skills related to self-care and medication compliance.
Works in partnership with clients and other vested individuals to design and implement a comprehensive and individualized plan of care based on a strengths assessment.
Maintains accurate and complete records of all client services, as defined by state licensing agencies, funding agencies, and Mental Health Center standards and requirements. Submits daily appointment sheets, progress notes, treatment plans, timesheets, and all work-related paperwork in a timely manner and in acceptable format as determined by agency requirements.
Collaborates with the Medical Director to establish and maintain updates to advance practice registered nurse protocols as defined in the Kansas Nurse Practice Act.
Observes and actively supports Center policies.
Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship and professional demeanor with clients and families, external community partners, Center staff members, and visitors.
Demonstrates a high level of initiative.
Attends professional workshops and seminars in order to maintain and improve professional skills and meet licensure/certification requirements.
Attends applicable staff meetings conducted by CrossWinds.