ED Psychiatric NP--Per Diem

Requisition Number R-22475 | Facility: 55 Fogg Road, Weymouth, MA 02190 | Part time, 0 budgeted hours | Shift: Day/Evening Rotation

About the role

Under the general supervision of a supervising Psychiatrist and reporting to the Director of psychiatric APC's, this position requires a clinician skilled in patient evaluation and implementation of treatment regimes for a designated psychiatric patient population.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial history, performs physical assessments, prepares psychosocial evaluation and care plans, including management of risk.
• Consults with physicians, psychiatrists, and other clinical staff members as necessary.
• Diagnoses health and developmental problems.
• Provides services to a specific patient population.
• Provides advanced practice nursing care to patients suffering from acute or chronic mental health problems, managing therapeutic regimes according to protocols.
• Identifies risk factors and implements appropriate prevention and intervention.
• Provides psychotherapeutic intervention, including crisis intervention, and health teaching to clients.
• Identifies patient teaching needs and plans for education process.
• Coordinates referrals and facilitates transfers.
• Provides psychopharmacologic/intervention services.
• Assists in the development of protocols for a specific psychiatric patient population.
• Works collaboratively with selected disciplines to develop integrated care plans for the psychiatric patient population throughout the continuum.
• Acts as a clinical resource to other nursing staff in the area of specialization.
• Plans and participates in staff education programs.
• Provides consultative liaison services.
• Utilizes appropriate community resources and is knowledgeable of them.
• Participates in community outreach as appropriate to describe the mental health program.
• Coordinates the delivery of care with other clinical staff, consulting and collaborating as appropriate.
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with providers of psychiatric and mental health services, including South Shore Hospital’s psychiatric staff.
• Maintains standards for certification in specialty role.
• Performs all required responsibilities/duties addressing the ages of the patients served if responsible for the assessment, treatment, or care of patients.
• Weekend, holiday, and occasional weekday coverage required.

Requirements

• BSN and Master’s Degree in psychiatric nursing or related field.
• Current certification in specialty through the American Nurses Association with authorization to practice in the expanded role.
• License to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the expanded role.
• Certified Nurse Practitioner - Board of Registration in Nursing (Massachusetts).

Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) to five (5) years of acute psychiatric nursing and crisis evaluation/intervention experience.

Pay

Pay Range: $90.00 - $110.00 per hour