Virtual Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

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Requirements:

• Licensed or possess the ability to obtain license as an Advance Practiced Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• ANCC National Board Certification in Psychiatry- PMHNP Certification.
• Prescriptive Authority.
• DEA license.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• DNP or MSN from an accredited Nursing Program.
• CPR certified.
• Experience with patients in crisis.
• 2-5 years’ experience prescribing.
• Experience with multiple specialties including mood and anxiety, mental health and substance use, OCD and complex anxiety, and trauma.

Responsibilities:

• Performing complete initial psychiatric evaluation on patient to determine diagnosis and develop plan of care including medication prescription, if indicated.
• Revising, prescribing, and implementing therapeutic regimen using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Monitoring patient progress and providing collaborative treatment and communication with the treatment team.
• Providing timely documentation of each encounter with a patient.
• Ensuring patient/family education regarding clinical condition and relevant aspects of care.
• Working in collaboration with treatment team members to ensure quality of care and consideration of services.
• Maintaining required level of continuing education and preferred development activities.
• Using interpersonal and communication skills that enable one to establish and maintain professional relations with patients, families, colleagues and other members of the healthcare team.