NURSE PRACTITIONER - ADVANCED

UHS•Bartlett, TN

52d•Onsite

About The Position

Lakeside Behavioral Health System provides an excellent opportunity for those seeking to be part of a team-oriented and compassionate organization. Our staff tell us that our team is their number one reason for working at Lakeside and we offer competitive compensation, excellent comprehensive benefits, opportunities for advancement, tuition assistance, and paid time off. Since 1969, Lakeside has been the premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addictive disease services in the Memphis and Mid-South region. The 365-bed facility is one of the largest free-standing psychiatric hospitals in the United States. We are located on a serene 37-acre campus in northeast Shelby County, serving as the setting for the treatment for children, adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors. Lakeside’s comprehensive programs treat disorders such as bipolar disorder, psychological trauma, depression and anxiety, mental illness and addictive disease disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse. JOB SUMMARY: The Advanced Practice Nurse is responsible for providing primary healthcare to patients and families, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education and counseling. The Advance Practice Nurse works under direct supervision of a physician following established guidelines as required and within established scope of practice. This opportunity provides the following: UHS is a challenging and rewarding work environment Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries Competitive Compensation

Requirements

Master’s degree graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program required.
One-year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.
Licensure and registration by the Tennessee Board of Nursing as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management and CPR training preferred.
Staff must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including male and female adults and dually diagnosed patients.

Nice To Haves

One-year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.
Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management and CPR training preferred.

Responsibilities

providing primary healthcare to patients and families
focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention, patient education and counseling
works under direct supervision of a physician following established guidelines as required and within established scope of practice