APRN PSYCH - METROPOLITIAN DETENTION CENTER

Patient Care

• Assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans; implement treatment, follow-up and evaluate patient 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 plan with patient and family as necessary to achieve improved health
• Provide accurate documentation of patient care, document orders, directives, procedures and patient responses in the medical record and communicate them to other members of the health care team; maintain accurate, legible and confidential records
• Provide education for patients and/or families about preventative care, medical issues and use of the prescribed medical treatment
• Work as a team member with medical/nursing/counseling staff to provide comprehensive care and promote continuity of care

Prescription Authority

• Prescribes and distributes all drugs, including controlled substances

Education

• Guide, teach, support and serve as a clinical resource nursing and medical staff
• Train and mentor advanced practice professionals, 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

Safety

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate 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 that they don't understand or may "not seem right"