What are the responsibilities and job description for the ARNP-Psych position at Legacy Healing Detox LLC?
Job Description
Legacy Healing Center is seeking a Psych ARNP to work in our acute level care substance abuse treatment facility.
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works closely with the Medical Director to provide medication monitoring, psychiatric case management and psychiatric and medical assessment from a holistic, recovery-oriented perspective in a professional and compassionate manner.
Main Duties & Responsibilities :
- Provide diagnostic psychiatric evaluation and ongoing psychiatric medication management, under supervision of the Medical Director.
- Provide psychiatric case management support to Clinical, Psychology, and Neurocognitive team members.
- Initiate requests for laboratory studies as needed. Identify normal and abnormal findings, interpret, and initiate medication alterations or follow-up treatment as indicated.
- Conduct patient psychiatric/medical teaching consistent with Legacy’s program description and approved policies and procedures.
- Prescribe, monitor, and teach patients the use of medications according to approved medication regimens and protocols.
- Initiate appropriate evaluation and emergency management for all psychiatric emergency situations.
- Provide coverage as assigned by Medical Director for physical medicine needs, including but not limited to History & Physical assessments, sick visits, and self-injurious behavior and blind weight checks.
- Complete patient exit interviews based upon facility protocols.
- Attend department meetings and trainings as directed by the Medical Director.
- Perform other related duties as required or assigned by the Medical Director.
- Initiate and maintain timely, accurate documentation of all services rendered
We are an EOE & DFWP