NP/PA, Psych

Cape Cod Healthcare•Hyannis, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves responding to psychiatric emergencies, de-escalating patients, and providing psychoeducational and medication instruction. The position also involves acting as a patient advocate, liaising between programs and providers, and participating in quality improvement initiatives. The role requires assessing and managing behavioral health patients, providing leadership in emergencies, and offering psychiatric consultative services. A key responsibility includes developing and managing a narcotic addiction program. The position emphasizes following policies, maintaining patient rights and confidentiality, and providing excellent service in line with Cape Cod Hospital's CARES values.

Requirements

Minimum of one year of experience
Completion of an approved De-escalation Certification Course (obtain within 30 days, offered within)
Basic Life Support certification (obtain within 30 days, offered within)
US Department of Justice DEA Registration (required if prescribing)

Responsibilities

Responds to psychiatric emergencies utilizing training in management of aggressive behaviors.
Demonstrates skills and takes initiative in preventing situations from escalating by recognizing potential at-risk situations and de-escalating patients.
Provides psychoeducational and medication instruction(s) to patients and families, documenting appropriately.
Acts as patient advocate and informs patients and families of available community and government resources.
Establishes and maintains good rapport and working relationships with colleagues in various settings in order to foster the communication necessary for the delivery of quality patient care.
Serves as a psychiatric clinical resource and acts as a liaison between other programs and providers.
Participates in quality improvement initiatives, utilization management activities, clinical and administrative staff meetings, and assigned committees.
Participates in training and development activities for the purpose of professional growth and skill enhancement.
Assess and manages behavioral health patients.
Provides a leadership role in behavioral health-related emergencies in the EC and inpatient hospital setting.
Providing psychiatric consultative services to inpatients at Cape Cod Hospital in conjunction with the Psychiatry Department.
Develops and manages a narcotic addiction program to better identify and treat patients in our community with issues of chronic opiate habituation.
Follows clinical and administrative policies and procedures.
Maintains patient rights and confidentiality.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects Cape Cod Hospital’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.