Nurse Practitioner-Psych

Freedom Magnolia•Magnolia, MS

10d

About The Position

The Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (PMH-APRN) assesses the mental health needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities. The APRN develops nursing diagnoses and plans of care, implements the nursing process, and evaluates its effectiveness. The role provides primary care services to the psychiatric-mental health population and assesses, diagnoses, and treats people and families with psychiatric disorders or the potential for such disorders, using therapeutic skills that include prescribing medication and administering psychotherapy. The APRN manages assigned patients’ physical, psychiatric, and behavioral conditions and provides medical and psychiatric services within the scope of practice and the APRN’s education, training, and specialty. The APRN follows professional nursing standards, facility policies and procedures, requirements of external governing and credentialing bodies, performance-improvement standards, and APRN standards. The role evaluates patients and prescribes treatment using established practice guidelines, drawing on medical-staff collaboration when needed or indicated by a patient’s condition. The APRN makes care decisions to promote, maintain, and restore physical and mental health and prevent illness; interprets age- and disability-specific information for the population served; and ensures safe delivery of medications and treatments in accordance with policies, procedures, and current national guidelines. The APRN is responsible for accurate diagnosis, management, and documentation of patients’ symptoms, responses, and progress, and for professional development, continuing education, and maintaining licensure. Duties are performed in accordance with federal and state regulations, Freedoms Mission, policies and procedures, and PI Standards. The position is with a local South Mississippi hospital offering psychiatric inpatient and outpatient services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in nursing.
Earned degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
Licensed as a PMHNP to practice in the state.

Nice To Haves

One year of APRN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess mental health needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
Develop nursing diagnoses and plans of care, implement the nursing process, and evaluate its effectiveness.
Provide primary care services to the psychiatric-mental health population.
Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with psychiatric disorders or potential psychiatric disorders, including prescribing medication and administering psychotherapy.
Manage assigned patients’ physical, psychiatric, and behavioral conditions.
Provide medical and psychiatric services within the APRN’s scope of practice, education, training, and specialty.
Evaluate patients and prescribe treatments using established practice guidelines.
Use collaborative medical-staff support when needed or indicated by a patient’s condition.
Make care decisions to promote, maintain, and restore physical and mental health and prevent illness.
Interpret age- and disability-specific information for the client population served.
Prescribe and provide for the safe delivery of medications and treatments in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and national guidelines.
Accurately diagnose and manage patients’ conditions and document symptoms, responses, and progress.
Maintain professional development, continuing education, and licensure.
Perform duties in accordance with federal and state regulations, Freedoms Mission, facility policies and procedures, and PI Standards.