Inpatient Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

1d•$56 - $84•Onsite

About The Position

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health seeks to hire an experienced Inpatient Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a Inpatient Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner you will: Diagnose and treat psychiatric patients in the Behavioral Health Unit. Will carry a patient load of 13-15 patients per day. Provide consultative services as needed. Perform initial patient assessments and work with the treatment team to plan, implement, and evaluate plans of care for patients. Practice in accordance with Adventist Healthcare and Shady Grove Medical Center Bylaws, policies & procedures. Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition. Referral to follow-up care with outpatient and rehabilitation facilities. Perform psychiatric evaluations to patient population. Diagnose patients with mental illness. Prescribe and review psychiatric medications. Provide counseling and education to patients and families. Identify and manage crisis intervention of patients. Assist in monitoring the physical and mental health status of patients and promote health maintenance. Prescribe and implement interventions identified in the interdisciplinary plan of care. Coordinate care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. Participate in treatment and discharge meetings, case conferences, and special program meetings. Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Behavioral Health.

Requirements

Board Certified in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Excellent written and verbal skills required
Excellent skills in maintaining information as highly confidential required
Skilled in clinical documentation review and quality assurance measures
Excellent interpersonal relationship skills required
Experience working with an electronic medical record
Master's degree in Nursing, with a specialty in Psychiatric Nursing
Valid state licensure as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Knowledge of mental health and emotional disorders
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Able to work as part of a team
Strong organizational and time management skills
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience in a clinical setting preferred

Responsibilities

Diagnose and treat psychiatric patients in the Behavioral Health Unit
Carry a patient load of 13-15 patients per day
Provide consultative services as needed
Perform initial patient assessments and work with the treatment team to plan, implement, and evaluate plans of care for patients
Practice in accordance with Adventist Healthcare and Shady Grove Medical Center Bylaws, policies & procedures
Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition
Referral to follow-up care with outpatient and rehabilitation facilities
Perform psychiatric evaluations to patient population
Diagnose patients with mental illness
Prescribe and review psychiatric medications
Provide counseling and education to patients and families
Identify and manage crisis intervention of patients
Assist in monitoring the physical and mental health status of patients and promote health maintenance
Prescribe and implement interventions identified in the interdisciplinary plan of care
Coordinate care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team
Participate in treatment and discharge meetings, case conferences, and special program meetings
Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Behavioral Health