NP/PA, Psychiatry (PMHNP), Autism Center

Emory Autism Center Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Our Emory Autism Center is looking for an experienced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our team. Responsibilities include: assisting in the evaluation and treatment of patients, documenting the delivery of care in the individual's medical records, conducting patient interviews and documenting patient histories, performing physical examinations and specialized diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures, assisting physician in diagnosing medical problems, developing care plans, and prescribing treatment, ordering, scheduling and/or performing laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, communicating necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled procedures to patient, arranging for consultations with or referrals to other medical professional or community services, educating patient on health habits, self-examinations, behavior management, need for follow-up assessments/treatments, at home medical care, medication and other issues related to medical or health problems, working with manager to formulate plan for professional development, attending educational in-services as appropriate, participating in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments, maintaining and updating current, accurate patient records including medical assessment, interventions, and evaluations, collecting and interpreting diagnostic data to implement appropriate care patient care plans, preparing statistical reports and analyses of research projects and investigational protocols; reporting on progress, adverse trends and appropriate conclusions and recommendations, training and teaching other health care professionals including students and residents in techniques and procedures unique to specific setting, actively participating on organizational health services committees, performing related responsibilities as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program or Physician Assistant program
• Currently licensed as an advanced practice nurse in the state of Georgia by the Georgia Board of Nursing and certified as a Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or equivalent body, or Certified as a Physician's Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Licensed as appropriate in the state of Georgia
• May require at least one year of direct experience in one or more high acuity clinical specialties
• PALS, BLS, or ACLS may be required in some areas.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare's Human Resources at View email address on click.appcast.io. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.