Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Second Shift - Crisis Center Child
About The Position
Provides psychiatric clinical services to adults, including evaluation, follow-up, medication, emergency/crisis intervention, and telephone consultation. Offers 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, and consultation with external healthcare professionals. Attends and participates in staff meetings, treatment planning sessions, case conferences, and supervisory meetings, including weekly formal clinical supervision with the collaborating psychiatrist and clinical seminars, contributing to program development and administration. Provides consultation services for families, network agencies, and community practitioners. Assists the Chief Advanced Nurse Practice Administrator in developing system-wide policies and procedures. Develops and implements clinical programs and policies to enhance the facility’s quality of services. Facilitates efforts to obtain and maintain Joint Commission accreditation by ensuring accurate documentation. 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, including staff notes, case reviews, staff transfers, letters, reports, and time cards, according to prescribed standards. 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. This job description is intended to be a representative summary of major duties and responsibilities; incumbents may be requested to perform other related tasks.
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, and telephone consultation.
- 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, and consultation with external healthcare professionals.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings, treatment planning sessions, case conferences, and supervisory meetings, including weekly formal clinical supervision with the collaborating psychiatrist and clinical seminars, contributing to program development and administration.
- Provides consultation services for families, network agencies, and community practitioners.
- Assists the Chief Advanced Nurse Practice Administrator in developing system-wide policies and procedures.
- Develops and implements clinical programs and policies to enhance the facility’s quality of services.
- Facilitates efforts to obtain and maintain Joint Commission accreditation by ensuring accurate documentation.
- 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, including staff notes, case reviews, staff transfers, letters, reports, and time cards, according to prescribed standards.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
