Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric Child & Adult
Job Description
SUMMARY:
Under supervision of a physician, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for delivering care to patients in an outpatient setting; serving as liaison with the medical community; and making referrals to physicians; while being friendly, courteous, and empathetic to the patients and all parties involved with and in their care.
This is a newly created position within the expanding department of Psychiatry at ETSU. This position is 95% clinical duties in an outpatient Psychopharmacology setting seeing children and adult patients.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.*
- Provide initial psychiatric evaluation, med checks and psychiatric consults and provide treatment of psychiatric/behavioral health disorder in children and adults
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with psychiatrist, clinic staff, residents and social workers
- Prescribe and/or direct psychotherapeutic treatments or medication to treat mental, emotional and behavioral disorders
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation congruent with organization guidelines within an electronic health record
- Understanding of appropriate billing/coding and HIPPA compliance issues
- Committee participation
- Attend and participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings
- Maintain confidentiality according to agency policies
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Master’s or Doctorate degree required. A minimum of one year experience as a Licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner required.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EOE/AA/M/F/Disability/Vet
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