PSYCH ED NURSE PRACTITIONER

Psych Ed Nurse Practitioner

Full-time

Company Description

Healthcare

Job Description

Psych Ed Nurse Practitioner

2+ to 5 years experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates appropriate, timely patient care from unit admission to unit discharge, under physician supervision, for a defined patient population(s), focusing on identified expected unit/optimal outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Coordinates patient care between healthcare providers. Rounds with physicians/surgeons and attends interdisciplinary rounds.
• Conducts comprehensive health assessments (initial, ongoing, discharge), identifies normal/abnormal health characteristics, develops plan of care, initiates appropriate interventions, and evaluates care outcomes on defined patient populations(s).
• Performs delegated functions under physician supervision, such as differential diagnosis, use of prescriptive authority, and treatment according to practice guidelines, protocols, and/or standing orders. Accepts accountability for outcomes in health care.
• Performs invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures necessary for defined patient population(s).
• Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgement to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act. Collaborates with healthcare team members to manage/coordinate patient care.
• Demonstrates leadership as clinical resource, interdisciplinary consult, and patient advocate. Serves as preceptor for Nurse practitioner students and medical resident(s).
• Promotes quality health care through integration of current research into practice and participation in research activities.
• Maintains current licensure and credentials. Remains current in practice.
• Participates in professional activities such as research, presentations, and publications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

Registered Nurse with current Texas license

Masters Degree in Nursing

Credentialed by the Texas Board of Nursing as Advanced Practice Nurse

Prescriptive authority privileges through the State of Texas

Experience Requirements

Required minimum of 3 years of clinical nursing experience

Preferred minimum of 2 years in Advanced Practice role

Must be able to communicate effectively in English

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations Required

Credentialed by the Texas Board of Nursing as Advanced Practice Nurse

Prescriptive authority privileges through the State of Texas

Skills and Certifications

Are you credentialed by the Texas Board of Nursing as an Advanced Practice Nurse?

Masters degree in MSN?

3 years acute patient care?

Do you have BLS certification thru the American Heart Association?

Do you currently hold a TX RN license, a compact RN license or are you able to obtain a TX RN license?

Ideal Candidate

A Nurse Practitioner with 2-5 years of Psych Experience

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Direct Staffing Inc