Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Summary / Objective

The psychiatric nurse practitioner diagnoses prescribe medication, monitors medication side effects and participates in the treatment process.

Essential Functions

• Completes initial Psychiatric Evaluation
• Evaluates all available clinical data (including laboratory and other instrumental reports) pertaining to clients' physical status when needed.
• Performs clinical screening and referral of all conditions in need of consultation from medical, non-psychiatric specialties.
• Reviews and follows up on treatments ordered by other physicians.
• Obtains or reviews residents' or guardian's signature on the Consent to Treatment with Psychotropic Medication at admission and annually thereafter.
• Prescribes follows up and reviews all prescribed neuroleptics.
• Reviews all non-psychiatric medical orders and prescriptions.
• Orders nonprescription first aid drugs (e.g., analgesics, antipyretics) as needed.

Competencies

Required Education and Experience

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment

This position works in an outpatient mental care clinic. There will be frequent interaction with persons who are mentally ill, disabled, or emotionally upset. Mid to high-stress level.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

Full or Part-time

Travel

None

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

None needed

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time, Contract