Behavioral Health| Inpatient | PRN | Nurse Practitioner | Atlanta

Description : JOB PURPOSE :

Performs a variety of patient care activities within Behavioral Health in accordance with established standards and practice. Augments a physicians ability to provide mental health services to patients; collects and documents data, conducts diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, orders and schedules laboratory studies and professional consultations and provides direct patient care services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physician in diagnosing behavioral health problems and prescribing necessary treatment and services for quality patient care; records the normal and abnormal data. Coordinates interviews and conducts research when needed.
• Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling and emotional support.
• Issues medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines, orders laboratory tests, interprets and explains the test results to patients. Provides patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits and reasonable outcome expectations.
• Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary.
• Takes patient histories, communicates with family and support individual for patient, and records the date in the patients record; writes progress notes; and summaries noting pertinent positive and negative findings; obtains psycho social history relevant to patient care, and assumes responsibility for developing therapeutic relationships with patients. Maintains templates, etc.
• Monitors progress of patients, report progress to supervising physician, and maintains record of each patients progress, consulting with supervising physician when patients progress does not meet anticipated and / or predetermined criteria.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

Qualifications : QUALIFICATIONS :

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :

2 years working in Behavioral Health setting

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED :

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current Georgia license for Advanced Practice Nursing and a Masters degree in Nursing, OR graduate of an accredited Physician Assistants program with current license for the Georgia State Composite Board. Specialty in Behavioral Health.

MINIMUM LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW :

Licensed Physician Assistant in the State of Georgia. OR Licensed for Advanced Practice Nursing (ACNP / FNP). Updated NCCPA certification for PAs. BLS and ACLS required.

Disclaimer

The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.