NursePractitioner-PMHNP-PerDiem

**POSITION SUMMARY:** The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides diagnosis, treatment, consultation, and follow-up under the direction of one or more physicians in the inpatient setting. The NP performs specialty appropriate consultations and follows prescribed guidelines. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process, consultative services, inter and intradepartmental liaison and patient care management for preventative, acute care. **Position: Nurse Practitioner-PMHNP** **Department: Psychiatry** **Schedule: Per Diem** **ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:** * Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to patients and families according to established collaborative protocols and standards of care * Gets priorities for appropriate and efficient management of patient care that reflects cost effective management of time, available human resources, supplies, and equipment. * Performs consultations and provides preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and appropriate to patient needs. * Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate lab and diagnostic tests to assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs. * Based on outcome of diagnostic, lab, and physical assessment findings, arranges for appropriate plan of care and follow-up. * Records pertinent patient care findings in the medical record. * Maintains interdisciplinary approach to planning and communicating patient care information by discussing patient data with appropriate physicians and other health care professionals. * Evaluates outcomes of patient care and makes necessary revisions in patient care. * Seeks and provides consultative services as required. * Demonstrates awareness of community resources and assists staff, patients, and families to effectively utilize them. * In collaboration with appropriate physicians, assists in the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of nurse practitioner