Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric

Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Be more than what you know yourself to be, here in Shiprock. The Community – Shiprock, New Mexico. The meaning of Shiprock in Navajo language is one that invokes imagination to all to know, which in the language is Tse Bit'a'I, which means winged rock. It refers to the legend of the great bird that brought the Navajo from the north to their present lands, to the Four Corners region. When you use your imagination, Shiprock viewed from certain angles truly does resemble a large sitting bird with folded wings; the north and south summits are the tops of the wings for the giant creature. Witness the sculpted horizons of the southwest, where man-made boundaries mean nothing to the rugged lands. Here, the past is present where Hopi families still carry water to pueblo villages perched atop high mesas. Granaries at Keet Seel ruins in Navajo Nation Monument hold corn cobs stored seven centuries ago. Navajo families farm centuries-old fields in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, the site of prehistoric cliff dwellings inhabited by the Anasazi, ancestors of today's Pueblo Tribes. And Hopi and Navajo artisans still sell their trademark rugs and jewelry at the Hubble Trading Post. Take a closer look at what can be experienced in Shiprock here!

Airport Information: Four Corners Regional Airport This airport has domestic flights from Farmington, NM and is 29 miles from the center of Shiprock, NM. On demand charter flights are offered by Vernon Aviation to and from nearly any destination. Car rental services are offered by Avis, Budget, and Hertz. For more information about Four Corners Regional Airport, check out their website here!

About the Facility – Shiprock Medical Service Unit The Shiprock Service Unit (SRSU) is the largest geographical service-unit of Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS). SRSU population extends into New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The scope of SRSU's responsibility is extensive and includes administrative oversight of one hospital. NNMC and two health centers: Four Corners Regional Health Center and Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center. NNMC provides the following primary and specialty care services in inpatient and outpatient care services: medical-surgical, pediatric inpatient, labor and delivery, intensive care units, internal medicine, family practice, urgent and emergency care, women's health, pharmacy, optometry, dental, radiology, public health nursing, medical social services, health promotion/disease prevention and traditional medicine. Furthermore, the NNMC ED is certified as PEDS Ready by the New Mexico Emergency Medical Services for Children and the University of New Mexico Child Ready Program. This certification ensures effective emergency care for children.

Facility Address: US Hwy 491, Shiprock, NM 87420

Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Responsibilities

• The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner shall perform psychiatric evaluations and treatment. Will examine, evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders; will manage and direct psychiatric services.
• Will conduct intake evaluations on a routine and emergency basis.
• Shall prepare and review case histories and obtain and evaluate data through interviews.
• Will prescribe and evaluate the effectiveness of a wide range of therapeutic measures. The Nurse Practitioner will integrate findings and formulate clinical information to establish a diagnosis in association with criteria set down in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.
• Will determine the appropriate treatment setting and provide a variety of treatment modalities in an outpatient setting, which include psychopharmacology and traditional interactive psychotherapies. Will refer, coordinate, and facilitate inpatient admissions for admission to psychiatric or partial hospitalization facilities.
• Will provide psychiatric consultation to mental health patients who present with complicated psychiatric conditions.
• The Nurse Practitioner will provide psychiatric training for the mental health flight and other physicians as requested by the Chief of Hospital Services.

Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Requirements

• Degree/Education: Master's or doctoral degree in nursing. Graduate from an academic program, within the nursing specialty field of study that is accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Certifications: Shall hold and maintain BLS and ACLS certification. Must be through the American Heart Association or client guidelines. Certified in the specialty as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the specialty area of practice as appropriate.
• Experience: Must have at least 5 years' experience working in a mental health clinic.
• Board Certification: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
• Licensure: Maintain an active, valid, current, and unrestricted license (with no limitations, stipulations, or pending adverse actions) to practice nursing as a Nurse Practitioner from any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.
• Security: Must possess the ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.

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