Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Great Salt Plains Health Center•Enid, OK

16d•Onsite

About The Position

Great Salt Plains Health Center is looking for a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who is responsible, self-starter with a high sense of urgency and autonomy to work at our Enid location. GSP Health is a non-profit health center that provides dental, medical, and behavioral healthcare to the under served populations of North West Oklahoma.

Requirements

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Responsible, self-starter with a high sense of urgency and autonomy
Maintains national certification and state licensure.
Knowledge of Laws, Policies/Procedures, of relevant bodies.

Responsibilities

Provides psychiatric services consistent with current standards of advanced nursing practice.
Provides follow-up care for patients on a scheduled basis, including diagnostic and plan of care reviews.
Provides emergency assessments and treatment recommendations for individuals presenting to the clinic in crisis or emergency, on an as-needed basis.
Performs complete psychiatric evaluations for new referrals in accordance with clinic/agency protocols.
Orders, conducts and interprets pertinent laboratory and other diagnostic tests as clinically indicated.
Establishes medical diagnoses using DSM-5 criteria and determines plan of care for short-term and chronic health problems.
Prescribes treatment/medications or psychotropic disorders, as outlined within advanced nurse practice protocol established collaboratively with supervising physician.
Provides crisis intervention, as clinically indicated.
Provides age-appropriate illness prevention and health maintenance counseling.
Makes appropriate and timely referrals to other community health care professionals and community resources as clinically indicated.
Consults with collaborating physician on a regular basis and/or as needed regarding clinical decision making.
Maintains national certification and state licensure.
Knowledge of Laws, Policies/Procedures, of relevant bodies.