PRN - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
VitalCore Health Strategies•Nashville, TN
•Onsite
About The Position
VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a PRN Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Davidson County Downtown Detention Center in Nashville, TN! This position will cover throughout the Detention Centers. At VitalCore we pride ourselves on retaining and acquiring 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.
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 one year of clinical nursing practice in a behavioral health setting
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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Career Level
Mid Level
