Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Crisis Stabilization)

Entertimeonline; Cedartown (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible benefits

Retirement plan with employer matching

PTO 4 weeks

10 paid holidays

Personal day

Public/NHSC loan forgiveness

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health seeks a Physician or Nurse Practitioner to join a 24/7 Crisis Stabilization Unit serving individuals with behavioral health and substance use problems. You will conduct diagnostic assessments and manage medications, developing treatment plans grounded in biopsychosocial approaches and evidence-based guidelines.

Responsibilities include physical/mental health assessments, data collection from multiple sources, and coordinating emergency care when needed.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• Active, unrestricted MD or APRN license in Georgia.
• 1–2 years’ mental health experience preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive physical and mental health assessments and document health history.
• Develop treatment plans for mental health, substance use, and psychiatric disorders.
• Prescribe medications based on clinical indicators and educate patients on use and potential adverse effects.
• Manage psychiatric emergencies by assessing risk and coordinating care.
• Complete and maintain all legal forms for individuals on the unit.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medical interviewing

Medication management

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

• Location 180 Wateroak Drive,Cedartown, GA, 30125,United States
• Job Category Crisis Stabilization, Mental Health, Substance Use
• Industry Public and Community Healthcare
• Employee Type Non-Exempt
• Required Degree Masters

Contact information

Description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Summary: The Physician or Nurse Practitioner will be working in a Crisis Stabilization Unit that provides 24/7 services with individuals with behavioral health and substance use problems. The Physician or Nurse Practitioner will provide direct service to individuals, such as diagnostic assessments, and evaluation and management of medications.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive physical and mental health assessment in order to obtain and accurately document relevant health history.
• Identify and analyze factors that affect mental health, and the relationship between normal physiology and specific system alterations associated with mental health problems, psychiatric disorders, and treatment.
• Involve the individual serve in collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources, using assessment techniques that are appropriate for the individual served.
• Demonstrate effective clinical interviewing skills that facilitate the development of a therapeutic relationship.
• Order and interpret findings of relevant diagnostic and laboratory testing.
• Identify typical and atypical presentations of medical conditions from psychiatric disorders, and apply standardized taxonomy systems to the diagnosis of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders.
• Develop a treatment plan for mental health problems, substance use and psychiatric disorders based on biopsychosocial theories, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.
• Prescribe medications based on clinical indicators of an individual’s status, including results of diagnostic and lab testing as appropriate, and educate individual in the appropriate use of medications, intended effects and potential adverse effects of treatment options.
• Manage psychiatric emergencies by determining the level of risk, and initiating and coordinating effective emergency care.
• Apply therapeutic communication strategies based on theories and research evidence.
• Completes and maintains all legal forms for individuals on the unit.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• Active, unrestricted license as an MD or APRN in the state of Georgia.
• 1 - 2 years’ of experience in the Mental Health field.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is highly preferred.

Summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.

Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.