Crnp

Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority•Montgomery, AL

40d

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing medical assessment and treatment to consumers of Carastar Health Services. The Nurse Practitioner will provide services, including the prescription of medication with written protocols, consistent with their level of licensure and qualifications. They will consult and/or refer to the physician as indicated, monitor clients for psychiatric symptoms and medication side effects, and provide psychiatric and physical assessment, history-taking, and differential diagnosis. The role involves providing and/or coordinating individual patient crisis services, managing chronic problems, and offering prevention-oriented patient education. The Nurse Practitioner will also collaborate with the supervising physician according to signed protocols and formularies, adhere to Alabama Board of Nursing and Medical Board protocols, and maintain clinical documentation in accordance with Carastar Health’s policies. Additionally, they may provide clinical and administrative supervision to other staff, assist with in-service training, approve treatment and case plans, and make rounds on inpatient units as needed.

Requirements

Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with staff, consumers, family members and other community agencies.
Willingness to provide services in all Carastar facilities and other locations as deemed appropriate.
Knowledge of evaluation and treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and intervention common to acute psychotic consumers, as well as to non-violent crisis intervention practice.
Knowledge of cultural diversity.
Willingness to review and approve the work of other Carastar staff, as appropriate.

Responsibilities

Providing medical assessment and treatment to consumers.
Prescribing medication with written protocols, consistent with licensure and qualifications.
Consulting and/or referring to the physician as indicated.
Monitoring clients for psychiatric symptoms and medication side effects.
Providing psychiatric and physical assessment, history-taking, and differential diagnosis.
Providing and/or coordinating individual patient crisis services and management of chronic problems.
Providing prevention-oriented patient education and care.
Collaborating with supervising physician in accordance with signed protocol and formulary.
Following protocols and formularies established by the Alabama Board of Nursing and Medical Board.
Maintaining documentation of clinical services in accordance with Carastar Health’s policies and procedures.
Completing all forms and paperwork required by Carastar.
Providing clinical and administrative supervision to other clinical staff (as assigned).
Assisting with In-Service Training as needed.
Approving treatment plans and case plans of assigned clients.
Making rounds on Inpatient units as needed or assigned.