Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

About This Role

Provide psychiatric care to individuals, including evaluations, follow-ups, and urgent consultations. This role focuses on high-quality, client-centered care for adult and geriatric populations within a quickly growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric care, including evaluations, follow-ups, and urgent and emergent consultations to individuals with mental health needs
• Deliver high-quality, client-centered care
• Document and navigate EHR independently
• Maintain strict client confidentiality
• Participate in the creation of an individualized treatment plan after discussing the case with the mental health care team
• Evaluate patients for the need for a higher level of care, including hospitalization
• Provide patient education, specifically around issues related to medications and treatment adherence, and aftercare service
• Work closely with Supervising physician to ensure improved patient outcomes and high-quality care

Requirements

• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certified
• Licensed to practice
• Experience working with adult/ geriatric populations
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience
• Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN)
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (PMHNP) certification
• Current license in the State of Washington
• Current DEA registration for prescription writing
• Current DPS registration for prescription writing

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited educational institution
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with adult/ geriatric populations

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