PRN Advanced Practice Nurse (PMHNP) EPS

* Obtains up to date thorough knowledge of psychiatry and psychopharmacology* High level of communication skills with consumers* Familiarization with APA Practice Guidelines (American Psychiatric Association), current journals and other published information.* Ability to communicate with different levels of consumers and co-workers* Good ability to do written evaluations* Provides consumer focused services to consumers and their supports in a culturally sensitive manner, that is specific to the consumer’s age and condition.* Demonstrates emotional resilience and stability, adaptability, flexibility and tolerance of ambiguity and anxiety.* Uses effective listening, nonverbal, explanatory, interviewing and writing skills to elicit and provide information.* Displays sensitivity and responsiveness to consumers’ culture, age, gender, and disabilities.* Uses information technology, applies medical information and clinical data systems to provide evidenced-based care.* Assessments are complete and include accurate, thorough history-taking and required components of the mental status and/or physical exam.* Applies evidence-based medicine to clinical decisions and demonstrates awareness of quality improvement measures and application to clinical practice.* Demonstrates an understanding of the contexts and systems in which services are provided and able to apply this knowledge to improve care.* Demonstrates ability to perform agency identified de-escalation and safety skills through agency-identified training and skills performance.* Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.* Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. #J-18808-Ljbffr Mental Health Cooperative