Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Summary:

Job Summary:

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing direct clinical services to patients on the inpatient psychiatric unit and provide consultation liaison services on the medical/surgical (and special care) units within the hospital.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in treatment planning activities.
• Provides direct patient care by completing History& Physical, psychiatric assessments, and ongoing daily assessments as needed.
• Ensures that patients meet established admission criteria and ensures a timely admission procedure as per regulatory requirements.
• Implements treatment regimen based on clinical evaluation and following best practices.
• Interviews and examines patients at appropriate intervals and revises medications if necessary.
• Works closely with the inpatient Nurse Manager, Medical Director, nursing and counseling staff to address clinical need and length of stay issues.
• Works collaboratively with the emergency department physicians, hospitalists, and psychiatrists.
• Participates in inpatient unit performance improvement initiatives.
• Adheres to the rules, regulations, and Medical staff bylaws.
• Collaborates with community providers as appropriate for patient care.
• Completes daily documentation timely and within requirements for appropriate billing codes.
• Coordinates with insurance companies when needed, including peer reviews.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience:

Minimum of 3 years experience preferred

Education:

Master?s Degree in Nursing with specialty in psychiatry and medicine.

Licenses / Certifications

Registered and licensed as a Nurse Practitioner by the NYS Education Department and psychiatric clinical specialist certification, BLS certified, DEA X-Waiver

Other:

Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills

Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing an electronic medical record

Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the health care team, patients and families

Excellent documentation skills and organizational skills

Knowledge of regulatory and accrediting agency standards and requirements

Knowledge of sound nursing practices

Knowledge of psychiatric and substance abuse dynamics

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About WMCHealth

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with ten hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state of the art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.

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