Psychiatric APRN Adult
About The Position
This is a responsible position requiring clinical, psychiatric, medical, and administrative duties. The Psychiatric APRN will provide outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services to adult clients with behavioral health issues. The Psychiatric APRN will work collaboratively with the Medical Director, other Providers and Clinicians to provide quality client assessment and diagnosis, formulate treatment plans, prescribe medications, order laboratory tests, interpret test results, provide patient education, and documentation via the electronic health records system per statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession. The APRN will also work in collaboration with a Medical Assistant to coordinate client care. This is an office-based position. Full-time Psychiatric APRNs are required to consistently meet the minimum client-facing client care hours/billable hours per month. Directions for Living is an essential services provider. All Directions for Living Team Members must be willing and able to provide vital support and essential services to the people that we serve in the event of an emergency, pandemic, or other disaster situation.
Requirements
- Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/ Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and certification required.
- Florida Nursing License
- Must have a valid/current Florida DEA Number
- Must have expert knowledge in prescribing psychotropic medications to treat a wide variety of severe and persistent mental illnesses in adults.
- Must be proficient in Avatar or other electronic health record.
- Must be able to use Telehealth platform for service delivery, and for team and individual supervision as needed.
Responsibilities
- Provide outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services to adult clients with behavioral health issues.
- Work collaboratively with the Medical Director, other Providers and Clinicians to provide quality client assessment and diagnosis.
- Formulate treatment plans.
- Prescribe medications.
- Order laboratory tests.
- Interpret test results.
- Provide patient education.
- Documentation via the electronic health records system per statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.
- Work in collaboration with a Medical Assistant to coordinate client care.
- Consistently meet the minimum client-facing client care hours/billable hours per month.
- Provide vital support and essential services to the people that we serve in the event of an emergency, pandemic, or other disaster situation.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- Short Term and Long-Term Disability
- 5 days of Paid Time Off
- 16 Paid Wellness Days and Holidays - Including the week of Christmas off!
- Employer paid health insurance premiums for all full-time employees
- PTO and paid company holidays
- 403b retirement
- EAP
- Year-round employee wellness and appreciation initiatives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
