Nurse Practitioner - Psych

About the role

This position exists to promote excellence in clinical nursing practice by providing expertise in advanced clinical practice, education, consultant services, and clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Affirms health status through obtaining relevant health history and comprehensive physical exam, preventive screening, and identifying medical risk factors.
• Formulates appropriate differential diagnoses and identifies individual, family, and community needs.
• Develops treatment plans to maximize the health potential of the individual, family, and/or community.
• Conducts patient care conferences, facilitates discharge planning, and develops policies and procedures.
• Orders and adjusts medications per collaborative written agreement and prescriptive authority in accordance with the Indiana Nurse Practice Act; or in consultation with the physician.
• Directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards for nursing practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource for the nursing and other back office staff, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Serves as an advocate for patients, staff, and management.
• Works with a diverse population of low socioeconomic status, multi-cultural/multilingual, high percentage of substance use, low educational attainment, and late and sporadic care patients.

Qualifications

• Currently not sponsoring work visa.
• Requires current state of Indiana licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Requires certification as Nurse Practitioner from the state of Indiana as required for exercising prescriptive authority.
• Requires clinical expertise as applicable to individual area.
• The APN holds a license to practice nursing in the State of Indiana, has prescriptive authority issued by the Indiana State Board of Nursing, and a current DEA (federal) and CSR (state) certificate of registration for controlled substances.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.
• Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• Must meet the educational and experiential requirement as outlined in Indiana Administrative Code 848 IAC 4-4-4 Nurse Practitioner.
• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Knowledge of the service standards and regulatory standards governing care delivery and operations.
• The ability to assess learning needs and plan educational programs.
• The ability to communicate effectively in the English language by both orally and written.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plan
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account & Difference Card Available within certain medical plans
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance, AD&D Group Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
• Domestic Partner Leave
• Wellness Programs
• 401k Match
• Paid Time Off accumulates at start of employment and available to use
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral program

Pay

Competitive Compensation

Schedule

Will be exposed to all patient elements.