APRN PSYCH

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Advanced Practice Provider (APP) certified in psychiatry to join our dynamic Psychiatric Consult Liaison team. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across inpatient units, pediatrics, and the emergency department.

About the Role

As a psychiatric consultant, you will:

• Partner with primary care and specialty teams to advise on psychiatric medications and treatment strategies
• Provide educational support to care teams on the diagnosis and management of behavioral health conditions
• Play a key role in enhancing the collaborative care model across hospital settings
• Function as an advanced practice nurse in Behavioral Health in the roles of consultant, educator, practitioner, and researcher
• Prescribe and distribute drugs and controlled substances
• Develop and implement patient care based on research and national practice standards to improve patient outcomes in specialized areas
• Ensure adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures
• Provide care for neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and develop treatment plans; implement treatment, follow-up, and evaluate patients within the scope of practice protocols as outlined by state statute
• Perform patient history and physical exams as needed for procedures or admissions; document findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings
• Perform invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Evaluate and revise intervention care/treatment plans with patients and families as necessary to achieve improved health
• Provide accurate documentation of patient care, document orders, directives, procedures, and patient responses in the medical record; communicate with other members of the healthcare team
• Provide education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues, and use of prescribed medical treatment
• Work as a team member with medical, nursing, and counseling staff to provide comprehensive care and promote continuity of care
• Guide, teach, support, and serve as a clinical resource for nursing and medical staff
• Act as a role model for advanced practice professions; precept nurses, other advanced practice nurses, and physician assistant students
• Support research by conducting or participating in research studies; incorporate findings in clinical practice
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings, and workshops
• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures, and protocols
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations they don’t understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications

• Graduate of an advanced nurse or clinical nurse specialist program
• 1 year of psychiatric experience
• Bilingual skills in English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, Navajo, or Spanish (preferred but not required)
• Specialization in applicable area

Credentials

• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider or Professional Rescuers (within 30 days of hire)
• New Mexico Advanced Practice Nurse License (CNP, CNS, CRNA)
• ACLS or PALS (as applicable) within 30 days of hire

Physical Requirements

Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Working conditions involve significant hazards, including exposure to chemicals and biohazardous materials; PPE required
• Failure to obtain or maintain credentials may result in termination with 60 days written notice required to be eligible for rehire
• Tuberculosis testing completed upon hire and as required thereafter