Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Second Shift - Crisis Center Child

Seven Counties Services•Louisville, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides psychiatric clinical services to adults, including evaluation, follow-up, medication, emergency/crisis intervention, and telephone consultation. The role involves clinical consultation and collaboration with mental health, chemical dependency, and developmental disability staff. The Nurse Practitioner oversees the quality of psychiatric care administered to adults through direct observation, case review, interdepartmental communication, and consultation with external healthcare professionals. Responsibilities include attending and participating in various staff meetings, treatment planning sessions, case conferences, and supervisory meetings, including weekly formal clinical supervision with a collaborating psychiatrist. The role also involves providing consultation services for families, network agencies, and community practitioners, and assisting the Chief Advanced Nurse Practice Administrator in developing system-wide policies and procedures. Additionally, the Nurse Practitioner develops and implements clinical programs and policies to improve the facility’s quality of services, facilitates efforts to obtain and maintain Joint Commission accreditation by ensuring accurate documentation, and provides staff training on relevant medical topics. The position requires consultation with the collaborating psychiatrist on the medical/pharmacologic management of clients and completion of accurate documentation relating to treatment services, case management, and advocacy. Case reviews are conducted to determine current and future treatment and after-care plans based on quantitative results and professional opinion of client progress.

Requirements

Master’s degree in nursing or related field with advanced national certification in Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner licensure from the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Kentucky Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) license or permit.
Federal narcotics license.
Over three and up to four years of clinical psychiatric nursing experience.
Thorough knowledge of assigned population (e.g., mental and physical characteristics, growth and development, and range of treatment needed), and applicable regulations and standards.
Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills.
Knowledge of available community sources and SCS services.

Responsibilities

Provides psychiatric clinical services to adults, including evaluation, follow-up, medication, emergency/crisis intervention, telephone consultation, etc.
Provides clinical consultation and collaboration with SCS mental health, CD, and/or DD staff.
Oversees the quality of psychiatric care administered to adults through direct observation of clinicians, case review, interdepartmental communication, consultation with health care professionals outside the organization, etc.
Attends and participates in staff meetings, treatment planning sessions, case conferences, supervisory meetings, including weekly formal clinical supervision with the collaborating psychiatrist, and clinical seminars, providing information relating to program development and administration.
Provides consultation services for families, network agencies, and community practitioners.
Assists Chief Advanced Nurse Practice Administrator in developing system-wide policies and procedures.
Develops and implements clinical programs and policies to improve the facility’s quality of services.
Facilitates efforts to obtain and maintain Joint Commission accreditation by ensuring accurate documentation is recorded and maintained.
Provides staff training on relevant medical topics.
Engages in consultation with the collaborating psychiatrist on the medical/pharmacologic management of clients.
Completes and maintains accurate documentation, according to prescribed standards, relating to treatment services, case management services, and advocacy including staff notes, case reviews, staff transfers, letters, reports, time cards, etc.
Conducts case reviews and determines current and future treatment and treatment planning, including after-care plans for clients completing treatment, based on quantitative results and professional opinion of client progress.