Nurse Practitioner

Highland Hospital • Rochester, NY

44d • Onsite

About The Position

Highland Hospital is seeking a Per Diem Nurse Practitioner to join its in house Psychiatry team. Candidates for this role would be needed for one or two shifts every pay period, to cover hours during the week, Monday - Friday, Days. The role is designated to support Highland Hospital’s Psychiatry Consult Liaison service. Highland hospital is looking to grow its psychiatric consult services for medically acute patients with psychiatric needs. Provide education and liaison services with medical team and nursing staff through the hospital. Provide psychiatric evaluation upon request of medical attendings. Evaluation includes review of patient’s chart, interviewing staff and or family members (if appropriate), interviewing assessment of the patient and their psychiatric needs/diagnosis. Candidate should be able to work with medical teams to place recommendations such as psychopharmacologic, behavioral interventions not pharmacologically related, and further medical workup concerning for cause of psychiatric symptoms to assist with psychiatric concerns in patient’s at Highland Hospital.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in accredited psychiatric Nurse practitioner program across the lifespan
• Valid nurse practitioner in psychiatry NYS license
• Board certified with ANCC for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (across the lifespan)
• Interpersonal skills in verbal and written communication
• Safe patient care
• Psychopharmacology knowledge
• Communication with interdisciplinary teams
• Appropriate documentation and billing

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner +/- additional psychiatric roles as nurse

Responsibilities

• Support Highland Hospital’s Psychiatry Consult Liaison service.
• Provide psychiatric evaluation upon request of medical attendings.
• Review patient's chart, interview staff and/or family members (if appropriate), and assess the patient and their psychiatric needs/diagnosis.
• Work with medical teams to place recommendations such as psychopharmacologic and behavioral interventions.
• Provide further medical workup concerning the cause of psychiatric symptoms.
• Provide education and liaison services with the medical team and nursing staff throughout the hospital.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level