Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
This position is for a master's-level nurse who has obtained or is eligible to obtain state and federal licensure as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist. The practitioner receives supervision from two providers in prescribing essentials and attends in-house training with postdoctoral fellows and psychiatric nurse practitioner students, as appropriate. In a student role, the practitioner provides psychiatric consultation to Lynn Community Health Center case managers, medical, mental health, and substance abuse providers, and community providers when appropriate. The role includes triaging psychiatric inpatient admissions and assisting with discharge treatment plans; maintaining patient progress notes and medication charts; completing Quality Assurance Committee activities; attending case conferences for assigned clients; and consulting with other agencies and schools regarding the Health Center’s psychiatric services. The practitioner provides direct psychodiagnostic and psychotherapeutic treatment, psychopharmacological evaluation and management, and therapy to registered Health Center clients. The practitioner may participate in LCHC community outreach as assigned. Outreach may include serving as a health consultant for schools, daycare centers, after-school programs, day camps, and other community organizations; providing programmatic consultation; preparing or reviewing health-related policies and documentation; and participating in health screenings, health education, counseling, health fairs, and similar events. This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.
Requirements
- Graduate degree in a mental-health-related area.
- Licensure or eligibility for licensure to practice psychiatric nursing in Massachusetts.
- Certification or eligibility for certification as a psychiatric nurse clinical specialist in Massachusetts (APRN).
- History of good attendance and a positive work attitude.
Responsibilities
- Provide biopsychosocial clinical evaluations and use DSM-IV diagnoses.
- Design client-centered treatment plans with appropriate interventions.
- Evaluate ongoing treatment and redesign plans as needed.
- Provide direct care to patients with multiple problems and their families.
- Participate on an interdisciplinary team.
- Provide psychotherapy to registered LCHC patients.
- Maintain required patient records, progress notes, and medication charts.
- Participate in case conferences for assigned clients.
- Present cases for peer review.
- Provide consultation to other agencies and community providers.
- Assist psychiatrists at medication clinics for adult, adolescent, and child clients when appropriate.
- Triage psychiatric inpatient admissions and assist with discharge treatment plans.
- Complete quality assurance activities for the Quality Assurance Committee.
- Consult with schools and other agencies regarding Health Center psychiatric services.
- Participate in assigned LCHC community outreach, which may include program consultation, reviewing or preparing health-related policies and documentation, screenings, health education, and counseling at community events.
- Attend in-house training with postdoctoral fellows and psychiatric nurse practitioner students as appropriate.
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Job Type
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