Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Serves Patients

• Establishing rapport with patients and others in a position to understand care requirements
• Demonstrating competence in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health disorders
• Prescribing, recommending, or discontinuing treatment and/or medication within established Center guidelines to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
• Examining or ordering laboratory or diagnostic tests for patient to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders
• Promoting patient self-management and behavior change
• Providing health education
• Examining, obtaining, and updating medical and mental health histories
• Designing/participating in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions

Manages Psychiatric Support Personnel

• Supervising and collaborating with management as appropriate and applicable

Maintains Professional and Technical Knowledge

• Completing forms and documentation, including patient records and insurance forms
• Participating in an ongoing basis in a Continuing Medical Education Program

Ensures Quality of Care

• Participating in the Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement Program
• Participating in peer review activities as directed and advising management on performance deficiencies of behavioral health providers and clinical auxiliary personnel

Contributes To Team Effort

• Providing training to care team members and students, as needed
• Supporting care team efforts in patients/families/caregivers’ self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change

Other Duties

• Traveling to other clinic sites to provide coverage