Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

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• Conduct live and interactive clinical assessments of patients, providing treatment protocols, prescribing or recommending behavioral medications and providing medication management in long term care facilities
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• Work closely with our collaborating psychiatrists where required by state law or independently but within an interdisciplinary team including other nurse practitioners, psychologists, clinical pharmacists and physicians
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• Complete patient notes in our Electronic Health Records system
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• Virtually provide in-service education at facilities; participate in staff meetings as needed
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• Provide consultation to facility staff on nursing practice and psychopharmacology including writing orders for medications, as appropriate
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• Participate in case reviews, consultations and utilization review
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• Respond to urgent calls from the facility and facilitate problem-solving
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