Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner

WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center; West Virginia; Sur place; USD 110 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in West Virginia is seeking an Advanced Practice Professional (APP) to provide high-quality, patient-centered psychiatric care as part of the interdisciplinary team. The APP collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other professionals to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients within their scope of practice.

The role includes inpatient psychiatric consultations for adults and pediatric patients, BHU duties, suicide risk assessments, and occasional

Qualifications

• The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• The APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty.
• The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization.

Responsabilités

• Monday through Friday position that includes performing inpatient psychiatric consultations for both adult and pediatric patients.
• Completing BHU psychiatric evaluations during periods of high census, following multiple overnight admissions, or when ECT cases are scheduled.
• Completing suicide risk assessments when medical floor attending physicians require psychiatric support or consultation.
• Providing coverage for biopsychosocial assessments when therapist coverage on the BHU is unavailable or staffing is limited.
• Responding to and evaluating stat psychiatric consultations in the Emergency Department on rare occasions.
• Independently cover both the BHU and inpatient psychiatric consultation service one Friday each month (12 Fridays per year).
• Holiday coverage will be required on a rotating basis, with the expectation of covering approximately every third holiday.
• Responsible for tracking psychiatric consultations and suicide risk assessments and submitting activity reports to the Clinical Director and Medical Director as requested.

Description du poste

The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty. The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization.

Primary Duties

Monday through Friday position that includes performing inpatient psychiatric consultations for both adult and pediatric patients. The provider must also be flexible and assist with additional Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) responsibilities as needed.

Additional Routine Responsibilities Include

• Performing BHU psychiatric evaluations during periods of high census, following multiple overnight admissions, or when electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) cases are scheduled.
• Completing suicide risk assessments when medical floor attending physicians require psychiatric support or consultation.
• Providing coverage for biopsychosocial assessments when therapist coverage on the BHU is unavailable or staffing is limited.
• On rare occasions, responding to and evaluating "stat" psychiatric consultations in the Emergency Department.

The provider will also be expected to independently cover both the BHU and inpatient psychiatric consultation service one Friday each month (12 Fridays per year).

Holiday coverage will be required on a rotating basis, with the expectation of covering approximately every third holiday.

In addition, the provider will be responsible for tracking psychiatric consultations and suicide risk assessments and submitting activity reports to the Clinical Director and Medical Director as requested.

Work Here. Live Here. Thrive Here.

WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center (CCMC) is one of America s 250 Best Hospitals for clinical excellence. As the community hospital serving a 250,000-resident area for over 125 years, CCMC maintains the leadership role as a primary source for advanced health care and wellness programs. The Camden Clark Family Community supports and services our medical providers and their families.

• Access to the power of WVU Medicine
• Level III Trauma Center
• Not-for-profit
• EPIC EMR
• Closed ICU
• 302 licensed beds
• 220+ Physicians
• 2,000+ Employees