Inpatient Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
About the role
Shady Grove Medical Center Behavioral Health seeks to hire an experienced Inpatient Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose and treat psychiatric patients in the Behavioral Health Unit
- Carry a patient load of 13-15 patients per day
- Provide consultative services as needed
- Perform initial patient assessments and work with the treatment team to plan, implement, and evaluate plans of care
- Practice in accordance with Adventist Healthcare and Shady Grove Medical Center Bylaws, policies & procedures
- Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition
- Referral to follow-up care with outpatient and rehabilitation facilities
- Perform psychiatric evaluations to patient population
- Diagnose patients with mental illness
- Prescribe and review psychiatric medications
- Provide counseling and education to patients and families
- Identify and manage crisis intervention of patients
- Assist in monitoring the physical and mental health status of patients and promote health maintenance
- Prescribe and implement interventions identified in interdisciplinary plan of care
- Coordinate care in collaboration with multidisciplinary team
- Participate in treatment and discharge meetings, case conferences and special program meetings
- Other duties as assigned by the Chief of Behavioral Health
Qualifications
- Board Certified in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Excellent written and verbal skills required
- Excellent skills in maintaining information as highly confidential required
- Skilled in clinical documentation review and quality assurance measures
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skills required
- Experience working with an electronic medical record
- Master's degree in Nursing, with a specialty in Psychiatric Nursing
- Valid state licensure as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- 5+ years of experience in a clinical setting preferred
- Knowledge of mental health and emotional disorders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work as part of a team
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
Benefits
Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
403(b) retirement plan
Free Employee parking
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support
Pay
$116,227.90 - $174,341.85
Schedule
Part-time weekend IP coverage
Sat and Sun 8 am- 5 pm
Equal Employment Opportunity
Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background.
COVID-19 Vaccination
Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.
Tobacco and Drug Statement
Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use. While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result. Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing.