Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse - PT ( Job Number: 177435 )
Location: Suitland Maryland
Description: Kaiser Permanente is employing Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse - PT ( Job Number: 177435 ) right now, this position will be placed in Maryland. For complete informations about this position opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Responsible for providing evaluations, treatment planning, referral, case management, & individual follow-up, & group ther! apy based on clinical evaluations of targeted populations.
Essential Functions:
- Assesses clinical, emotional, & educational health needs of patients. Provides individual & group psychotherapy implementing goal specific & measurable treatment plans. Triages/evaluates, provides urgent care psychotherapy for both scheduled & walk-in patients & implements indicated treatment plans.
- Collaborates closely w/ staff psychiatrists, Primary Care Providers & other clinical staff to maintain continuity & integration of care as well as appropriate follow up.
- Acts as a resource for clinical staff & assists in implementation of in-service & support programs for medical center staff.
- Documents clinical patient encounters in accordance w/ department policies & procedures following HIPAA regulations.
- Provides telephone evaluations, & recommendations, & consults w/ a physician as needed regarding medications.
- Participate! s in patient education activities around psychiatric symptom &! disease management.
- Facilitates referrals to appropriate community agencies including hospitals.
- Participates in on going Intensive Outpatient Program development & implementation. (This includes input & participation in the types of groups & activities to be offered for post hospital & other patients requiring acute outpatient services.)
- Collaborates w/ physicians & managers in developing & periodically reviewing protocols relevant to department functioning.
- As directed by a physician, prescribes or orders medication or laboratory testing.
- Participates in monitoring quality of care according to professional standards & established criteria.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 years of post master's degree experience providing direct advance practice nursing care in a psychiatric clinical setting required.
- In acco! rd w/ the specific job description Certification as Clinical Nurse Specialist in either Adult, or Child/Adolescent Services by the ANCC required.
- Master's degree in Mental Health Nursing required.
- Current license to practice in the jurisdiction to which person is assigned required.
- NPI required.
- Skills in the area of medication administration as well as nursing case management duties.
- Experience in providing triage on individual and group psychotherapy.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Kaiser Permanente.
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This position starts available on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 07:14:27 GMT
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