About this opportunity
WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center lists this Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner opportunity in parkersburg, West Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty. The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization.
Primary duties:
Monday through Friday position that includes performing inpatient psychiatric consultations for both adult and pediatric patients. The provider must also be flexible and assist with additional Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) responsibilities as needed.
Additional routine responsibilities include:
• Performing BHU psychiatric evaluations during periods of high census, following multiple overnight admissions, or when electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) cases are scheduled.
• Completing suicide risk assessments when medical floor attending physicians require psychiatric support or consultation.
• Providing coverage for biopsychosocial assessments when therapist coverage on the BHU is unavailable or staffing is limited.
• On rare occasions, responding to and evaluating "stat" psychiatric consultations in the Emergency Department.
The provider will also be expected to independently cover both the BHU and inpatient psychiatric consultation service one Friday each month (12 Fridays per year).
Holiday coverage will be required on a rotating basis, with the expectation of covering approximately every third holiday.
In addition, the provider will be responsible for tracking psychiatric consultations and suicide risk assessments and submitting activity reports to the Clinical Director and Medical Director as requested.
Work Here. Live Here. Thrive Here.
WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center (CCMC) is one of America s 250 Best Hospitals for clinical excellence. As the community hospital serving a 250,000-resident area for over 125 years, CCMC maintains the leadership role as a primary source for advanced health care and wellness programs. The Camden Clark Family Community supports and services our medical providers and their families.
Access to the power of WVU Medicine
Level III Trauma Center
Not-for-profit
EPIC EMR
Closed ICU
302 licensed beds
220+ Physicians
2,000+ Employees
Worksite address
parkersburg, WV, 26101, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.