Advanced Practice RN - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Clinics
About The Position
Provides medical services to patients in an ambulatory or a clinic setting. This role involves providing psychiatric health services, education, counselling, and emotional support to patients. The position requires the ability to collect patient history, perform physical and/or mental health assessments, evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients. It also includes ordering diagnostic tests, performing minor procedures, completing documentation in the electronic medical record, and ordering pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments. The role also entails responding to onsite emergencies, providing patient/family education, and consulting with physicians as needed. Other duties may be assigned by a supervisor to meet organizational needs.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in nursing with previous clinical experience in a health care setting required.
- Licensed as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the State of Nebraska required.
- ANCC certification (or eligibility to take exam) as a Psychiatric mental health Nurse Practitioner required.
- Experience using an electronic medical record required.
- CPR certification required.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of three years of experience in a primary care/ambulatory care/urgent care preferred; for the Same Day Pediatrics Clinic, minimum of three years of APRN experience in an ambulatory and/or urgent care preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provides individualized medical care to patients in the ambulatory clinic setting which includes collection of relevant patient history, physical and/or mental health assessment, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.
- Provides psychiatric health services, education, counselling, and emotional support.
- Demonstrates age specific competencies in the provision of care.
- Orders necessary diagnostic tests relevant to patient condition and utilizes results to determine appropriate treatment for the patient.
- Performs procedures such as I&D, splinting, suturing, or simple lesion (wart) removal, based on knowledge, skills and abilities, as applicable to clinical area.
- Completes timely, thorough documentation of the patient visit in the electronic medical record.
- Orders pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments indicated in management of the acute illness or health condition.
- Responds to onsite emergencies and provides prompt, and appropriate care until EMS arrives.
- Provides relevant education and discharge instructions to the patient/family related to the acute presenting illness or health condition and need for follow-up.
- Consults with physician and hospitalists as needed.
- Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.
Benefits
- Reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits.
- Low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs.
- No cost mental health visits to an in-network provider.
- Generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Parenting resources from experts.
- Professional development opportunities within the organization.
- Free visits to Boys Town physicians.
- Free prescriptions under the Boys Town Medical Plan.
- Tuition assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
