Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Purpose

Under clinical supervision of a physician, the Nurse Practitioner provides behavioral health and/or substance use disorder treatment to patients within the scope of his/her licensure and expertise level of the supervising physician.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing with appropriate license to practice.

Core Job Duties

• Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social and medical history obtained from patients, relatives, and other professionals.
• Prescribe and administer psychotherapeutic treatments/medications to treat behavioral health disorders and/or substance use disorders at assigned program/sites.
• Advise and inform guardians, relatives, and significant others of the patient’s conditions and treatment.
• Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients, as necessary.
• Attend Quarterly Prescriber Meetings and any other assigned meetings.
• Adherence to all applicable evidence-based practice models.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or behavioral health disorders.
• Orally communicate information effectively and accurately.
• Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.
• Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
• Other job duties and special projects as assigned.