Nurse Practitioner-Psych

Freedom Magnolia•Magnolia, MS

About The Position

The Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) assesses the mental health needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities, develops nursing diagnoses and plans of care, implements the nursing process, and evaluates its effectiveness. The APRN provides primary care services to the psychiatric-mental health population and assesses, diagnoses, and treats individuals and families with psychiatric disorders or the potential for such disorders, using therapeutic skills that include medication prescribing and psychotherapy. The APRN manages assigned patients’ physical, psychiatric, and behavioral conditions and provides medical and psychiatric services within the APRN’s scope of practice, education, training, and specialty. The role follows professional nursing standards, facility policies and procedures, external governing and credentialing requirements, performance improvement standards, and APRN standards. The APRN evaluates patients and prescribes treatments using established practice guidelines, involving medical staff collaboratively 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 relevant to the population served; and provides for the safe delivery of medications and treatments in accordance with policies, procedures, and current national guidelines. The APRN is responsible for thorough, accurate diagnosis, management, and documentation of patient symptoms, responses, and progress, as well as 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.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing.
Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner with an 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.
Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with psychiatric disorders or the potential for such 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 in response to the client population served.
Prescribe and provide for the safe delivery of medications and treatments in accordance with policies, procedures, and current national guidelines.
Accurately diagnose and manage patients and document their symptoms, responses, and progress.
Maintain professional development, continuing education, and licensure.
Comply with federal and state regulations, facility policies and procedures, Freedoms Mission, and PI standards.