Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Segal Trials; Florida; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Segal Trials seeks a Psychiatric PA/ARNP to provide medical coverage for subjects in clinical studies. You will communicate with pharmaceutical company representatives, the research team, and caregivers to ensure high-quality patient service.

The role includes obtaining histories, performing exams, evaluating labs, prescribing psychotropic meds, documenting care, and adhering to GCP and regulations. Strong documentation and collaboration are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Clinical research experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and quantitative skills

Responsibilities

• Obtains patients’ medical histories and performs physical examinations; documents all findings/information.
• Evaluates and assesses laboratory reports.
• Prescribe psychotropic medications as needed.
• Review medical, social, and substance use history.
• Performs therapeutic procedures as allowed within scope of practice including injections.
• Charts all patient transactions in accordance with policies and procedures; writes orders and records progress notes that will be reviewed and countersigned by supervising physician.
• Communicates and works with medical staff to ensure coordinated efforts for the provision of high quality medical treatment and patient service.
• Performs daily rounds as required and documents patient care orders.
• Prepares timely, legible, and complete documentation of all patient care as provided by law, regulation, and established policy
• Participates in continuing education to continually improve skills and abilities and stay abreast of current technologies/practices.
• Applies safety principles as identified by established policy.
• Ensures compliance with legal issues including but not limited to patient confidentiality and risk management; ensures compliance with JCAHO, federal, state, and local regulations.
• Exhibits a high degree of courtesy, tact, and poise when interacting with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
• Adjusts to fluctuating peaks in patient flow, acuity, and other operational demands while maintaining quality.
• Establish behavioral problems and diagnosis and make treatment recommendations.
• Perform history and physical examinations
• Perform psychosocial assessments of patients within an outpatient and inpatient setting
• Review laboratory and ECG results and follow up as necessary
• Monitor adverse events in accordance with GCP guidelines.
• Follow protocol requirements including concomitant medication allowances and review inclusion/ exclusion criteria.
• Enroll and collect data plus other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator.
• Administer medications (Oral, IV or Infusion) under supervision of a Physician
• Evaluate and assess clinical trial participants with various psychiatric illnesses
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Clinical research experience

Interpersonal skills

Written & quantitative skills

Job description

The Psychiatric PA/ARNP is responsible providing proper medical coverage for subjects in clinical studies with the ability to effectively communicate within the pharmaceutical company representatives, research team personnel, medical research volunteers and caregivers of volunteers.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Obtains patients’ medical histories and performs physical examinations; documents all findings/information.
• Evaluates and assesses laboratory reports.
• Prescribe psychotropic medications as needed.
• Review medical, social, and substance use history.
• Performs therapeutic procedures as allowed within scope of practice including injections.
• Charts all patient transactions in accordance with policies and procedures; writes orders and records progress notes that will be reviewed and countersigned by supervising physician.
• Communicates and works with medical staff to ensure coordinated efforts for the provision of high quality medical treatment and patient service.
• Performs daily rounds as required and documents patient care orders.
• Prepares timely, legible, and complete documentation of all patient care as provided by law, regulation, and established policy
• Participates in continuing education to continually improve skills and abilities and stay abreast of current technologies/practices.
• Applies safety principles as identified by established policy.
• Ensures compliance with legal issues including but not limited to patient confidentiality and risk management; ensures compliance with JCAHO, federal, state, and local regulations.
• Exhibits a high degree of courtesy, tact, and poise when interacting with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals.
• Adjusts to fluctuating peaks in patient flow, acuity, and other operational demands while maintaining quality.
• Establish behavioral problems and diagnosis and make treatment recommendations.
• Perform history and physical examinations
• Perform psychosocial assessments of patients within an outpatient and inpatient setting
• Review laboratory and ECG results and follow up as necessary
• Monitor adverse events in accordance with GCP guidelines.
• Follow protocol requirements including concomitant medication allowances and review inclusion/ exclusion criteria.
• Enroll and collect data plus other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator.
• Administer medications (Oral, IV or Infusion) under supervision of a Physician
• Evaluate and assess clinical trial participants with various psychiatric illnesses
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications and Skills

• Clinical research experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and quantitative skills