(Archived) Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) - Psychiatric

Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) - Psychiatric in Oceanside, California.

The Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) - Psychiatric job is within the military medical system and is a civilian position. Civilian and military personnel work together in the extensive military medical system. The hospitals and medical clinics provide services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families and provide a full range of medical services.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Monday-Friday days
• Fantastic PTO accrual rate
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)
• Holidays off

Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) - Psychiatric Job Overview:

• Analyze the results of the health care plan, modify the health care plan as needed, and implement and participate in follow-up.
• Participate in meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients, identify opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when problems exist. Should a meeting occur outside of the HCW's regular working hours, the HCW shall be required to read and initial the minutes of the meeting.
• Participate in the provision of monthly in-service training to non-health care-practitioner members of the clinical and administrative staff on subjects germane to the HCW's specialty.
• Provide for an optimum physical environment for patients and staff, emphasizing good safety practices and cleanliness.
• Support preventive maintenance and report equipment failures and inadequacies.
• Promote economical utilization of equipment, supplies and be cost conscious when ordering lab and radiological studies.
• Know the location and operation of emergency equipment.
• Adhere to departmental and hospital safety guidelines.
• Attend Boards and Committees, Continuing Education, and Quality Assurance Functions consistent with the requirements of the position.
• Obtain and accurately documents a relevant health history, with an emphasis on mental history.
• Perform comprehensive mental health assessments and psychiatric evaluations.
• Analyze the relationship between normal physiology and specific system alterations associated with mental health problems, psychiatric disorders, and treatment.
• Identify and analyzes factors that affect mental health such as genetics, family environment trauma, psychodynamics, culture & ethnicity, etc.
• Collect data from multiple sources using assessment techniques that are appropriate to the patient's language, culture and developmental stage.
• Conduct a comprehensive multigenerational family assessment.
• Assess the impact of acute and/or chronic physical illness, psychiatric disorders, and stressors on the family system.
• Performs and accurately documents appropriate systems and symptom-focused physical examinations, with emphasis on the mental status exam and neurological exam.
• Develop a treatment plan for mental health problems and psychiatric disorders based on bio-psychosocial theories, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.
• Conduct individual, group, and/or family psychotherapy.
• Treat acute psychiatric disorders and mental health problems.

Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) - Psychiatric Job Qualifications:

• BLS
• Computer Competency
  

• Adult or Psychiatric-Mental Health Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification

• 30 hours of education in pharmacology for advance nursing practice

• Minimum experience of 1 year full-time experience within the last two years as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner that includes prescribing psychiatric medications.

• Masters Degree in Nursing from an ACEN or CCNE accredited academic program

• Licensure: active, unrestricted. Any U.S. state honored.

Position contingent on contract award with a Spring 2019 start date. Incumbents HIGHLY encourage to contact us! Come join our team of healthcare professionals!