Nurse Practitioner - PMHNP - Per Diem

Boston Medical Center•Brighton, MA

10h

About The Position

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and follow-up in an inpatient setting under the direction of one or more physicians. The role performs specialty-appropriate consultations and follows established guidelines. The Nurse Practitioner is accountable for applying the nursing process and providing consultative services, interdisciplinary and intradepartmental liaison, and preventive and acute patient care management. The PMHNP provides direct patient and family care, counseling, and education; orders and evaluates laboratory and diagnostic tests; develops and coordinates plans of care and follow-up; documents findings; and collaborates with physicians and other health professionals. The position also contributes to clinical guidelines and protocols, quality improvement, research, professional education, and departmental or hospital committees as requested.

Requirements

Completion of a PMHNP-focused Master’s of Nursing program.
Prior experience required.
Current Massachusetts registered nurse license with authorization from the Board of Registration in Nursing to practice in an expanded role.
Active Massachusetts Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license.
PMHNP certification.
Registration with the specialty or another accrediting organization for Nurse Practitioners.
Registration with the State of Massachusetts and the DEA for prescription-writing privileges.
Current BLS certification.
National NP Board certification.
Expert clinical judgment and ability to work self-directively and demonstrate initiative in an expanded role.
Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
Full command of spoken and written English.
Ability to apply adult-learning principles to patient and/or family education.
Organizational skills to set priorities and complete assigned work efficiently.
Interpersonal skills to facilitate communication with health care team members, patients, and families.
Computer proficiency, including the ability to access, enter, and interpret computerized data and information.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a similar clinical setting or specialty is preferred.
ACLS certification, depending on specialty.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care, counseling, and teaching to patients and families according to established collaborative protocols and standards of care.
Prioritize and manage patient care efficiently, considering time, available personnel, supplies, and equipment.
Perform consultations and provide preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and according to patient needs.
Order, interpret, and evaluate appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests to assess clinical problems and health care needs.
Develop appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on diagnostic, laboratory, and physical assessment findings.
Record pertinent patient care findings in medical records.
Coordinate care and communicate patient information with physicians and other health care professionals.
Evaluate patient care outcomes and revise care as needed.
Seek and provide consultative services as required.
Use knowledge of community resources to help staff, patients, and families access them effectively.
Collaborate with physicians on the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of nurse practitioner guidelines, policies, procedures, and protocols.
Demonstrate leadership in problem solving and directing designated personnel in the assigned clinical area.
Maintain current knowledge of legislation affecting health care delivery and the nurse practitioner role in hospital and clinic settings.
Serve on nursing and hospital committees when requested and refer relevant information to departmental and hospital committees as needed.
Educate patients, families, and professionals through educational materials, in-services, lectures, and/or publications.
Participate in the service's quality assessment and improvement program.
Identify follow-up quality improvement projects or research studies based on quality improvement findings.
Use quality improvement data and research findings to enhance patient care.