Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

MTC Care; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MTC Care in the United States seeks a Nurse Practitioner to conduct live and interactive clinical assessments of patients in long-term care facilities, providing treatment protocols and prescribing or recommending behavioral medications.

You will work with psychiatrists and an interdisciplinary team, complete patient notes in the EHR, provide in-service education, and participate in case reviews and urgent calls from facilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct live and interactive clinical assessments of patients, providing treatment protocols and prescribing or recommending behavioral medications and providing medication management in long term care facilities
• Work closely with collaborating psychiatrists where required by state law or independently but within an interdisciplinary team including other nurse practitioners, psychologists, clinical pharmacists and physicians
• Complete patient notes in our Electronic Health Records system
• Virtually provide in-service education at facilities; participate in staff meetings as needed
• Provide consultation to facility staff on nursing practice and psychopharmacology including writing orders for medications, as appropriate
• Participate in case reviews, consultations and utilization review
• Respond to urgent calls from the facility and facilitate problem-solving

Job description

• Conduct live and interactive clinical assessments of patients, providing treatment protocols, prescribing or recommending behavioral medications and providing medication management in long term care facilities
• Work closely with our collaborating psychiatrists where required by state law or independently but within an interdisciplinary team including other nurse practitioners, psychologists, clinical pharmacists and physicians
• Complete patient notes in our Electronic Health Records system
• Virtually provide in-service education at facilities; participate in staff meetings as needed
• Provide consultation to facility staff on nursing practice and psychopharmacology including writing orders for medications, as appropriate
• Participate in case reviews, consultations and utilization review
• Respond to urgent calls from the facility and facilitate problem-solving