Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
About The Position
VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant at Mecklenburg County Detention Center North in Charlotte, North Carolina for PRN (4 hours / week). At VitalCore we pride ourselves on retaining compassionate, ethical individuals who are committed to providing quality services. Join our team and experience first-hand how VitalCore Health Strategies promotes a positive work environment that is based on respect and appreciation of the hard work and dedication of our staff. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive psychiatric care to a diverse patient population. This role requires a compassionate, resilient, and highly skilled professional who can navigate unique challenges to deliver exceptional mental health support. They will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists, psychologists, medical doctors, and correctional staff, to develop and implement individualized treatment plans that address the complex mental health needs of the patient population.
Requirements
- Must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner in the State of employment.
- Must demonstrate clinical competence and leadership abilities such as decision-making, problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Minimum 3-5 years of clinical nursing practice in a behavioral health setting, correctional experience is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- correctional experience is preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides consultations and assessments to manage and stabilize emergent problems.
- Provides consultation and follow-up to behavioral health staff to ascertain the need for psychotropic medication.
- Reviews treatment plans for patients housed on behavioral health observation units and patients receiving medication.
- Participates in case conferences and treatment planning for patients receiving and being considered for behavioral health treatment.
- Provides behavioral health evaluations, assessments, and follow-up care.
- Participates in collaborative consultation with behavioral health staff regarding patient diagnosis and treatment.
- Participates in various treatment modalities as required by the behavioral health service.
- Participates in behavioral health and medical rounds as assigned.
- Assigns tasks to team members as needed.
- Conducts group sessions on behavioral health observation units including medication compliance groups.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Supervising Psychiatrist.
- Maintains all required credentials including CPR certification.
- Attends training and meetings as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
