Family Nurse Practitioner-PRN

Lancaster-Behavioral-Health-Hospital; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital (LBHH) is a 126-bed inpatient psychiatric facility, a joint venture of Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine with Universal Health Services. Medical CRNPs provide essential nursing care across adult, adolescent, and co-occurring disorder units, delivering patient safety and coordinated care.

CRNPs perform comprehensive assessments, rounds, and order diagnostic studies and pharmacologic treatments per protocol, in collaboration with physicians.

Qualifications

• A valid State of Pennsylvania Medical CRNP License is required.
• Two years relevant clinical experience in a medical setting; behavioral health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a minimum caseload of 12 patients.
• Obtain comprehensive health history and perform physical examinations on new admissions and document in the patient record.
• Participate in rounds of hospitalized patients, perform physical assessments, interpret diagnostic studies, and document in medical records.
• Orders diagnostic studies and pharmacologic treatments according to protocol in collaboration with the physician.
• Collaborate with the attending physician to establish diagnosis, formulate and revise care plans.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Job description

Responsibilities

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital (LBHH) is a 126-bed, inpatient psychiatric hospital and start-up joint venture between Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine and Universal Health Services.

In addition to a general adult unit and dedicated adolescent unit, the facility offers services for treating those with co-occurring disorders on the psychiatric-medical unit, an intensive adult unit to care for those with severe conditions, as well as a women’s trauma unit.

How will you make a difference at LBHH?

Medical Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs) at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital deliver quality nursing care to patients with varying psychiatric, behavioral and mental health diagnoses, ensuring their safety and continued care.

Medical CRNPs are responsible for completing the following duties and tasks:

• Maintain a minimum caseload of 12 patients.
• Obtains comprehensive health history; perform physical examination on new admissions and document/dictate in patient record if applicable.
• Perform and/or participate in rounds of hospitalized patients, including physical assessments, interpretation of diagnostic studies, interaction with nursing staff and documentation in medical record.
• Orders (verbal or written) common diagnostic studies, laboratory studies and pharmacologic treatment modalities according to written protocol in collaboration with the physician.
• Orders (verbal or written) pharmacologics if he/she has obtained prescriptive privileges as documents by a current collaborative practice agreement with a physician member of the LBHH Medical Staff and a current letter of approval pf prescriptive authority form the PA State Board of Nursing. The CRNP can only write for those pharmacologics identified on the collaborative agreement.
• In collaborating with the attending physician, assists in establishing diagnosis, formulation plan of care, evaluation of patient response, and revising plan of care.

What do our current Medical CRNPs value at LBHH?

• An environment that puts patient care first.
• One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Registered Nurse (RN) is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times.
• Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.
• Supportive and responsive leadership.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

What’s in it for me?

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• An opportunity to make a difference every single day.

Qualifications

What Does LBHH Require for this Role?

• Licensure: A valid State of Pennsylvania Medical CRNP License is required.
• Experience: Two years relevant clinical experience in a medical setting. Previous experience with behavioral health patients highly preferred.

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital: Treatment. Compassion. Hope. Today, tomorrow and always.

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