Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Essential Functions

• Diagnosing, conducting, and prescribing medications for patients having psychiatric-mental health problems.
• Responsible for providing emergency psychiatric services, physician and psycho-social examinations of their patients.
• Developing appropriate treatment plan and providing effective management of patient care with proper evaluation.
• Consulting with patients and families having multiple and complex disorders; and working in a collaborative and integrative roles with primary healthcare providers.
• Performing invasive procedures.
• Educating patients on positive health promoting lifestyle choices and diseases, injury and illness prevention.

Qualifications / Skills

• Must be flexible with work schedule.
• Must demonstrate the ability to solve practical problems and utilize appropriate steps for problem resolution.
• Must be competent in the areas of interpersonal communications, excellent verbal and written skills.
• Must be competent in the provision of nursing care.
• Must successfully complete CPR certification and an Oceans approved behavioral health de-escalation program.

Work Environment

• Subject to many interruptions.
• Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.
• This position can be high paced and stressful; must be able to cope mentally and physically to atmosphere.
• Work requires spending approximately 90% or more of the time inside a building that offers protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.