Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Full-Time Days
Company: Wellpath
Location: Valhalla
Posted on: June 21, 2022
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Job Description:
Here at Wellpath, everything that we do is about taking care of
people our patients, our staff and our partners. We are committed
to making a difference by providing hope and healing to vulnerable
patients in challenging clinical environments. Our talented,
compassionate team thrives in an autonomous environment, is
empowered and supported by education, training and the resources to
practice healthcare the way it is meant to be and strives to "
Always Do The Right Thing!" OverviewOur Mental Health ARNP works
under supervision of the Staff Psychiatrist or Director of
Psychiatric Services and in accordance with established The Company
policy and procedure as well as within the State guidelines.
Maintains any documentation required by state or facility
guidelines to demonstrate compliance with supervision requirements.
Provides psychiatric consultation, diagnostic and treatment
services to the identified patient population, including medication
management and crisis intervention
services.QualificationsEducation:Degree in Advanced Practice
Nursing in a course of study from an accredited college or
university that allows for prescriptive privileges upon obtaining
appropriate licensure.Experience:Clinical experience
preferredPsychiatric experience
preferredLicenses/Certifications:Must be currently licensed by the
appropriate state licensing board to practice as an Advanced
Practice Nurse.Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in
the state of practice desired.Must maintain CPR certification, and
any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by
contract.ResponsibilitiesProvides required documentation of
services to the Staff Psychiatrist or Health Services Administrator
in order to monitor compliance with facility contract.Notifies
Mental Health Coordinator, Mental Health Director, or Health
Services Administrator of requested schedule changes in scheduled
coverage.Assists in arrangement for coverage of psychiatric
services if unavailable for extended period of time.Maintains and
shows proof of current State licensure and provides duplicate for
personnel file.Maintains continuing education requirements for
continued medical practice in the State.Responds to a code or
health emergency within standard guidelines.Participates in
psychiatric on-call schedule if on-call services are required in
The Company contract with facility.Reports to assigned facility at
designated hour to examine referred patients.Conducts on-site
psychiatric medication review clinics and referral clinics as
established by Staff Psychiatrist and Mental Health Coordinator or
Mental Health Director, and completes documentation on a daily
basis.Provides psychiatric coverage for Mental Health Crisis
Admissions/Suicide Watches on a daily basis and records encounters
in the patient's progress notes.Ensures progress note and treatment
plan documentation is in specified format, problem oriented,
corresponds to the therapeutic order and is legible.Ensures all
documentation is dated, timed, legible, problem oriented and
signed.Adheres to the established formulary for therapeutic
regimens before using non-formulary procedure.Makes pertinent
observations and draws logical conclusions, which validate need for
non-formulary drug, which is recorded on non-formulary form and
submitted to the Corporate Medical Director or Director of
Psychiatric Services for approval.Utilize available in-house
resource personnel for treatment of resolution of identified
problems before using off-site referral, if possible.Provides
emergency treatment on-site and responds appropriately in urgent or
emergency situations.Maintains current certification of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation on file.Supports standards of
psychiatric care through adherence to existing policies and
procedures for: admission to the infirmary transfer to emergency
room utilization review process for specialty consultant
referrals.Assumes responsibility and accountability for his/her
individual judgments and actions.Reports any doubts or questions
regarding the lack of appropriate referrals, nursing or medical
intervention necessary for the realization of established patient
goals to the Director of Psychiatric Services for disposition.Uses
Standard Precautions when providing and invasive procedures for
diagnostic or routine studies.Prescribes a planned regimen of total
patient care, which is adequate, problem-oriented and appropriate
to the needs of the patient.Keeps patient information confidential
and respects patient's rights to privacy, in accordance with
accepted confidentiality practices for incarcerated
individuals.Provides input into facility mandatory committees such
as Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Quality Improvement, Patient Care
Management, Medical Audit Committee, State Psychiatric
Meetings/Conference calls, Mental Health Treatment Team, as
requested by Staff Psychiatrist, Mental Health Coordinator, Mental
Health Director, Health Services Administrator or designee.Abides
by the security regulations of the institution.Must be able to
obtain and maintain security clearance.Must be able to apply
principles of critical thinking to a variety of practical and
emergent situations and accurately follow standardized procedures
that may call for deviations.Must be able to apply sound judgment
beyond a specific set of instructions and apply knowledge to
different factual situations.Must be alert at all times; pay close
attention to details.Must be able to work under stress on a regular
or continuous basis.Post orders, if applicable, per site
contract.Perform other duties as assigned.Wellpath is an
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Employer
Keywords: Wellpath, Yonkers , Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Full-Time Days, Healthcare , Valhalla, New York
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