Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for managing the psychiatric services and the overall psychiatric care and treatment of assigned clients. The NP will work with clients of IHC’s Programs including children and adults with a primary focus on children in IHC’s Residential Programs. The NP works closely with the treatment team and attends regular meetings to stay informed of all areas of clients’ treatment. The NP will provide ongoing psychiatric assessment and medication treatment. The NP will ensure treatment practices are in line with regulatory requirements and licensure. The NP will commit to providing the highest quality of care to IHC’s clients.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the duties and responsibilities that will be required of the position but additional responsibilities may be required. Employees are expected to perform job related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Provide psychiatric assessment and ongoing medication treatment to assigned caseload of clients
• Must hold the credentials to prescribe medications to children and adults
• Attend weekly team meetings and consult regularly with clinicians and other prescribers
• Complete required paperwork in a timely manner
• Keep detailed and accurate documentation of interventions with patients
• Participate with the multidisciplinary team in the development/review of treatment planning and case assignment
• Communicate with collaterals at other agencies regarding client treatment and needs
• Provide on-call coverage for cases and vacation coverage for other prescribers’ cases
• Available during business hours for insurance reviews
• Respond to emergency situations with clients and families 
• Attend meetings
• Apply and enforce policy and regulations

• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Valid and current Nurse Practitioner license
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience providing psychopharmacology management to children, adolescents and adults with significant trauma histories
• Ability to understand and implement agency treatment philosophy
• Commitment to highest quality of care
• Creative, thoughtful and able to make good decisions quickly in crisis situations
• Strong ability to accept and give critical feedback
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with electronic medical record keeping
• Consistent and strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and adhere to deadlines
• Maintains calm and can perform in a stressful and fast paced environment
• Flexibility in action, thinking and scheduling
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Skilled in working independently to carry out department and agency objectives
• Commitment to maintaining a state of the art knowledge base
• Patience, empathy, and compassion across all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds; Sensitivity and respect for client’s culture and socioeconomic characteristics
• Strong commitment to agency values, philosophy and mission