Advanced Practice Nurse

About the role

The Crisis Receiving Stabilization Center (CRSC) is an alternative to traditional crisis services that offers access to crisis stabilization, operating as a 24/7 Urgent Care with a mental health focus. The CRSC is intended to reduce police engagement, arrests, incarcerations and 911 calls, by assessing individuals 18 years of age and older in a behavioral health crisis associated with a serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorder (SUD). Goals of care are to interrupt and or ameliorate a behavioral health crisis, reduce symptoms, help restore the individual to a previous level of functioning, and avoid where possible more restrictive levels of treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provides an advanced level of nursing care based upon graduate education and broad experience with behavioral health patients and their families.
• Practices in collaboration with the physicians, clinicians, case managers and other health care professionals.
• Responsible for performing duties independently following established and standardized procedures and methods, referring questionable situations to physician.
• Provides behavioral health care through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, clinical judgment and management to restore, maintain and improve the health status of patients.
• Administers injections, immunizations and oral medications, starts IV.
• Aids physician by recording patient progress notes, issuing diagnostic orders, and transcribing orders.
• Aids with various counseling and education functions.
• Billing for patient services based on CMS and NJ State Board Regulations.
• Demonstrates satisfactory knowledge and judgment to provide appropriate care for patients.
• Develops plan of care for patients in coordination with multidisciplinary team and completes appropriate reports to physicians and family.
• Documents and maintains patient records of services provided according to facility and nursing standards.
• Establishes a collaborative relationship with other medical providers.
• Examines patients to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, ascertains nature and extent of illness and prescribes treatments as indicated.
• Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Issues prescriptions to patients based on Federal & State Regulations.
• Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures.
• Reviews all lab data and documents.
• Participates in the development of protocols.
• Performs and obtains a completed medical history and physical data on patients with appropriate documentation and findings.
• Performs independent evaluations and treatment procedures in emergency situations.
• Provides monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits.
• Coordinates nursing and training programs on compliant for policies such as HIPAA, OSHA, Code of Conduct.
• Maintains the quality and adequacy of nursing practice.
• Reviews and audits charts routinely.
• Sutures wounds, incise and drains wounds, repairs lacerations.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing required.
• Registered Professional Nurse with current NJ state license.
• CDS and DEA.
• CPR certification.
• APN License.
• NP Certification.
• Three to five years of work experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Qualifications

• Required: Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Current NJ state license as Registered Professional Nurse.
• Certified as CDS and DEA.
• CPR certified.
• APN License.
• NP Certification.
• Experience: Three to five years as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Skills

• Advanced level of nursing care based upon graduate education and broad experience with behavioral health patients and their families.
• Collaboration with physicians, clinicians, case managers and other health care professionals.
• Independent performance of duties following established and standardized procedures and methods.
• Assessment, diagnosis, treatment, clinical judgment and management of behavioral health patients.
• Administration of medications and start of IVs.
• Documentation of patient progress notes, issuance of diagnostic orders, and transcription of orders.
• Education and counseling of patients and families.
• Billing for patient services based on CMS and NJ State Board Regulations.
• Knowledge and judgment to provide appropriate care for patients.
• Development of plans of care in coordination with multidisciplinary teams.
• Documentation and maintenance of patient records.
• Establishment of collaborative relationships with other medical providers.
• Physical examinations to determine presence of illness, utilizing physical findings, laboratory results, medical history, and prescribing treatments as indicated.
• Instruction of patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Issuance of prescriptions based on Federal & State Regulations.
• Ordering and reviewing appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures.
• Reviewing all lab data and documents.
• Participation in the development of protocols.
• Performing and obtaining a completed medical history and physical data on patients with appropriate documentation and findings.
• Performing independent evaluations and treatment procedures in emergency situations.
• Providing monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits.
• Coordinating nursing and training programs on compliant for policies such as HIPAA, OSHA, Code of Conduct.
• Maintaining the quality and adequacy of nursing practice.
• Reviewing and auditing charts routinely.
• Performing and repairing wounds.

Benefits

RWJBarnabas Health offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports the physical, emotional, social, and financial health of our employees. This includes:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!