Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Company: 22nd Health Care LLC
Location: Junction City
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Job Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Location: Junction City OR 97448
Duration: 6 months to long term
Position Type: Full Time
Shift: 8am -5pm (M-F)
Hours: 40 hr./week

--- Act as the primary medical/clinical leader of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team and provide psychiatric and medical care to patients under his/her care. Be responsible for the admission and discharge of patients to the unit assigned, psychiatric and physical examinations, formulation of diagnoses and treatment.
--- Specific duties include performing psychiatric, physical, and neurological examinations, writing orders for patient care, conducting meetings of the unit Treatment Team to prepare individual patient Treatment Plans and provide clinical advice and recommendations to service teams that implement them.
--- Collaborate with the Unit Director to provide advice and recommendations to the Treatment Team in formulating and implementing plans for operation of the unit therapeutic environment and will provide direct Service to patients such as group and individual counseling.
--- Complete the medical record in accordance with requirements of policies and procedures, rules and regulations, and prepare correspondence communicating findings from patient evaluations to administration, judges, Psychiatric Security Review Board and attorneys. Serve on medical staff committees, participate in peer review, quality assurance, and utilization review activities, assist with training and continuing education to staff, maintain qualifications to perform techniques of basic life support (CPR), and attend medical staff meetings.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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