Nurse Practitioner - ARNP

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for proving psychiatric assessments and ongoing treatment to all clients. Maintains open communication lines with Executive Director, Medical Director, Director of Nursing, facility staff, attending clinicians, clients and families. Liaisons with community agencies, vendors, and payor of health services.

Essential Job Functions:

• Under the direction of the Medical Director and or acting as the Medical Director, provides psychiatric assessments, ongoing medication monitoring and discharge assessments of all clients.
• Assists in the coordination and integration of medical/nursing services with other client care services to ensure continuity of care for each client.
• Participating in team conferences with the multidisciplinary team and the client care committee (if the facility chooses to establish a client care committee).
• Attends and participates in all “in-service” functions.
• Assists with emergency situations and make immediate referrals.
• Effectively communicates concerns about client health to the Medical Director/Director of Nursing and follows up as necessary.
• Facilitates medication education for new clients and fo...