Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Join our team as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Junction City, OR. This full-time position offers a structured schedule from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, with a commitment of 40 hours per week.

Job Description

• Act as the primary medical/clinical leader of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team and provide psychiatric and medical care to patients under your care.
• Be responsible for the admission and discharge of patients to the unit assigned, psychiatric and physical examinations, formulation of diagnoses, and treatment.
• Perform psychiatric, physical, and neurological examinations, write orders for patient care, and conduct meetings of the unit Treatment Team to prepare individual patient Treatment Plans.
• Provide clinical advice and recommendations to service teams that implement treatment plans.
• Collaborate with the Unit Director to provide advice and recommendations to the Treatment Team in formulating and implementing plans for the operation of the unit therapeutic environment.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.