Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

This position provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness and substance abuse disorders for a complex population with persistent conditions across the lifespan.

SUPERVISION

This position will be responsible for supervision of the nursing clerical staff members in conjunction with the Behavioral Health Case Management Supervisor.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the direction of and in collaboration with a physician, to provide mental health diagnoses, care, and treatment of patients in a comprehensive mental health treatment program and to perform other duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide mental health assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans and medication management, and evaluate progress for general and mandated participants.
• Secure comprehensive health histories, perform or request special diagnostic and laboratory tests, interpret test results, perform appropriate physical assessments and develop comprehensive mental health treatment plans.
• Presume medications, report adverse events if indicated and refer appropriately for consultation or specialty medical services.
• Provide direct and/or indirect patient care oriented towards improving or maintaining health and preventing illness.
• Responsible for the continuing mental health care of assigned consumers and for making appropriate dispositions or referrals and acting as liaison to other community resources, including the State of Wisconsin Mental Health Hospitals.
• Consult with other staff members regarding their treatment of individual consumers.
• Communicate with clinicians regarding patient status and progress to provide education, guidance, case management, and follow-up, in order to assure continuity of care.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Master of Science degree in Nursing required. Graduation from a recognized college or university with a Master of Science in Nursing.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Wisconsin.
• Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner or possession of a State waiver of equivalency.
• Current license as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber by the State of Wisconsin.
• Minimum of one year experience in and knowledge of the neuropsychopharmacology of antipsychotic medication preferred. Minimum of one year experience in the treatment of consumers with severe and persistent mental illness and AODA diagnosis.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.