NP/PA, Psych

Cape Cod Healthcare•Parksville, BC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves responding to psychiatric emergencies, providing psychoeducational and medication instruction, and acting as a patient advocate. The position requires establishing and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues to ensure quality patient care. The individual will serve as a psychiatric clinical resource and liaison between programs and providers. Responsibilities include participating in quality improvement initiatives, utilization management, clinical and administrative meetings, and committees. The role also involves participating in training and development for professional growth. The position assesses and manages behavioral health patients, provides leadership in behavioral health emergencies in the EC and inpatient settings, and offers psychiatric consultative services to inpatients at Cape Cod Hospital. A key responsibility is developing and managing a narcotic addiction program to identify and treat patients with chronic opiate habituation. The role adheres to clinical and administrative policies and procedures, maintains patient rights and confidentiality, and performs other duties as assigned. A strong commitment to service excellence, embodying compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and service, is expected.

Requirements

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or higher (for NP)
Masters from a program accredited by the ARC-PA (for PA)
Currently licensed as a Certified Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (for NP)
Currently licensed as a Physician’s Assistant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (for PA)
Minimum of one year of experience
Completion of an approved De-escalation Certification Course (obtain within 30 days, offered within)
Basic Life Support (BLS) 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.