Nurse Practitioner PRN - Psychiatry

About the Role

Provides care to a specific patient population within the guidelines of written protocols. Follows established nursing standards, procedures, and practices.

Responsibilities

• Diagnoses patient conditions and their causes. Interviews patients about symptoms and complaints, and determines if a psychiatric disorder has a physiological or emotional basis. 20%
• Screens patients for physical illness and analyzes explanations for psychiatric illness, such as developmental issues, family dysfunction, genetics, neurological trauma, or social or cultural problems. Assesses risk factors for mental illness and broader wellness evaluations. 20%
• Provides a range of therapies to patients. Conducts individual, group, or family counseling sessions. Writes prescriptions for psychotropic medications under the supervision of psychiatrists and when state regulations allow. 15%
• For patients on medications, monitors the use and documents treatment results. For patients experiencing a mental crisis, may intervene with therapy or medication. Responsible for case management. 15%
• Evaluates patient progress and reports results to the treatment team. Works with other medical professionals to evaluate or change treatment plans. 10%
• Educates staff and patients’ families about mental illness, treatment, and prevention. 10%
• Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies, and billing opportunities. 5%
• Participates in professional activities. May conduct research, evaluate outcomes, or provide peer review for scholarly publications. 5%

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, or equivalent degree emphasis/program certificate.
• Post-graduate education and/or certification in Psychiatry.
• 10 years of Psychiatry Staff Nursing experience may substitute for post-graduate education and/or certifications in Psychiatry, plus 1 year as a Nurse Practitioner.
• South Carolina Nursing License.
• South Carolina Official Recognition as a Nurse Practitioner (NLNP) with prescriptive authority.
• South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier).
• Mathematical skills and experience with patient equipment (e.g., vitals, suction, defibrillator).

Team members employed in this job prior to July 1, 2020, are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements and must be certification-eligible, with one year to obtain required certification(s).

Schedule

Variable

Location

Richland Facility, Hospitalists Psychiatry Department, Prisma Health.