Job description
JOB SUMMARY:
Provides direct mental health services, including diagnosis, evaluations, treatment, and consultation as appropriate. Provides behavioral health services in conjunction with multi disciplinary team- therapist, psychologist and or psychiatrist.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Provides comprehensive assessment of patients and as appropriate their families
Completes the history of the present illness and review past histories.
Provides individual, group, family and pharmacologic therapeutic interventions that are evidence based.
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Provides crisis intervention and referral for psychiatric hospitalization.
Makes referrals for further diagnostic psychological or medical testing as needed.
Communication
Interview patients to obtain insight into their problems
Compliance, Policy, and Procedure
Provides appropriate patient assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in accordance with acceptable Standards of Care and Regulatory Requirements.
Adhere to productivity standards and departmental policies and procedures
Teamwork
Collaborate with primary therapist on treatment plan development.
Works in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
Prescribes psychiatric medication when needed
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Must be able to give accurate DSM diagnosis, to use a variety of treatment and pharmacological techniques with a range of diagnoses.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Education:Master of Nursing degree and current
Licensure: Current Nurse Practitioner license in the State of Maryland
2 years of experience in a psychiatric setting
Experience with telemedicine preferred.
Other Skills: Basic computer knowledge required
JOB SUMMARY:
Provides direct mental health services, including evaluations, treatment, and consultation as appropriate. Provides behavioral health services in conjunction with staff therapist, psychologist and psychiatrist
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Provides comprehensive assessment of patients and as appropriate their families
Completes the history of the present illness and review past histories.
Provides individual, group, family and pharmacologic therapeutic interventions that are evidence based.
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Provides crisis intervention and referral for psychiatric hospitalization.
Makes referrals for further diagnostic psychological or medical testing as needed.
Communication
Interview patients to obtain insight into their problems
Compliance, Policy, and Procedure
Provides appropriate patient assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in accordance with acceptable Standards of Care and Regulatory Requirements.
Adhere to productivity standards and departmental policies and procedures.
Teamwork
Collaborate with primary therapist on treatment plan development.
Works in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
Prescribes psychiatric medication when needed
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Must be able to give accurate DSM diagnosis, to use a variety of treatment and pharmacological techniques with a range of diagnoses
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Education: Masters of Nursing degree and current
Licensure: Current Nurse Practitioner license in the State of Maryland
2 years of experience in a psychiatric setting
Experience with telemedicine preferred.
Other Skills: Basic computer knowledge required
Compensation:
Contract pay of $80-85 hourly
Salary: $80-$85Originally posted on Himalayas
Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.