Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric

Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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At the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, their team provides health care services to Veterans throughout all of northern Arizona, spanning 65,000 square miles. Now providing Medical Mobile Services that travel to remote areas, the NAVHCS is now capable of bringing primary care, mental health, and specialty services to Veterans otherwise met with difficulties traveling to the larger VAMC facilities in several areas, including the Chinle VA Clinic, Kayenta VA Clinic, Page VA Clinic, Polacca/Hopi Clinic, and Tuba City VA Clinic.

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.

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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