Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Description: Brown County, WI is currently seeking to employ Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber right now, this career will be settled in Wisconsin. Detailed specification about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Provides appropriate mental health services to individuals, medication management including prescribing pharmacological agents, treatments and non-ph! armacological therapies for clients of Brown County Human Services, through the development and implementation of service plans. Provides consultation to the nursing staff and the non-medical staff of the Community Treatment Program. Provides community education and consultation regarding mental health issues. Orders and interprets laboratory tests and provides diagnosis of clinical conditions.
Essential Duties:
Screens and evaluates individuals to determine appropriate services based on individual client needs. Develops and implements service plans that provide for appropriate mental health services to clients and their families. Provides treatment to assigned clients, including medication management. Provides therapy to individuals, couples and families in individual and group modalities of psychotherapy. Assumes overall responsibility for the care rendered to clients under his/her care. Maintains the confidential nature of client and business informat! ion. Provides clinical consultation and supervision to CTP nur! sing staff and case managers. Provides consultation to CTP staff regarding clinical and medical issues. Coordinates clients' medication regime with the pharmacist, laboratory personnel, nursing staff and appropriate CTP staff. Provides education to clients and staff on medications, physical illnesses, mental health issues, etc. Plans and presents psycho-educational groups to Community Treatment Program clients. Provides back-up for psychiatrists, nurses and case managers as needed. Perform Preceptor duties for college students. Complies with all local, state and federal laws governing clients and the rendering of services.
Provides clinical consultation to other Human Services departments. Maintains responsibility for safe patient care through the use of appropriate planning, implementation and evaluation procedures. Facilitates collaboration with other health care professionals, at least 1 of whom shall be a physician, through the use of modern communication techniques! . Collaborates with physicians and psychiatrists to ensure proper care, ongoing monitoring and laboratory testing and necessary interventions for clients on specific medications. Provides community education to the public and various agencies in the area of mental health. Attends psychiatric and medical meetings, seminars, staff meetings, in-service trainings and outside agency training sessions to maintain current knowledge of medicines, treatments and therapies. Completes and maintains necessary documentation according to applicable requirements, codes and policies. Orders and interprets laboratory tests to evaluate and diagnose clinical conditions. Prescribes pharmacological agents, administers psychotropic medications. Performs related functions as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
REQUIRED: Board Certification as an Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse.
Education and Experience: Master's degree in psychia! tric/mental health nursing, (Clinical Nurse Specialist), plus 3,000 hou! rs of supervised experience in clinical practice; or any combination of education, training and experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities. Licenses and Certifications: Current license as a Registered Nurse in Wisconsin
Certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber per Board of Nursing Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter N 8
Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification
Licensed with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Valid Wisconsin Driver's License
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Knowledge of psychopathology, psychopharmacology, psychotherapeutic techniques. Current knowledge of the terminology, theory, techniques and practice of professional nursing. Knowledge of medical conditions which may stimulate mental or emotional problems. Knowledge of community human services resources. Knowledge of family and group dynamics. Ability to maintain emotional stability in stressful working situations. Ability to ! use independent judgment in decision making. Ability to maintain records and reports accurately. Ability to work the required hours of the position.
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This career will be opened on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:00:37 GMT
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