Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Conway, SC
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Health Care Partners of South Carolina, a CIMS network center, is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join its team! The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) will provide outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services at Healthcare Partners of South Carolina, Inc. The PMHNP’s function is to evaluate clients on the need for psychopharmacologic interventions and subsequently monitor clients to assess symptom management, side effects and efficacy of prescribed medications. Upon prescribing psychopharmacologic medications, the PMHNP will provide counseling/education to clients regarding compliance, dosing, side effects and any other necessary education that will benefit the client. This position requires a high degree of self-direction and the ability to work independently. The PMHNP must possess excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team setting and the ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with patients and other members of the care team. Job Responsibilities: Provide psychiatric services, including diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of psychiatric conditions across the lifespan. • Provide thorough initial comprehensive evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. • Form a plan of care including prescribing and administering appropriate medications, providing brief supportive therapy, providing referrals to other disciplines, and acting as liaison for patients with other health care providers, guardians, and their families. • Maintain complete, accurate, timely and confidential documents in the electronic health record. • Establish therapeutic relationships with patients to add psychiatric expertise to the medical management plan and mitigate any negative impact that behavioral conditions can have on patients’ overall health and well-being. • When appropriate, communicate with the patient’s primary care provider regarding changes in patient condition. • Maintain partnership with supervisor through regular communication, care plan development, medication management, etc. • Participate in quality assurance, educational, and professional meetings as assigned. Qualifications: PMHNP Certification required. • Master’s degree or higher in Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) • Current state Nurse Practitioner license with prescriptive authority. • Current and unencumbered DEA • DATA 2000 waiver preferred • CPR Certified Working Hours: Full Time Skills: • Knowledge of psychotropic medication indications, contraindications, dosing, and side effects. • Knowledge of current and emerging trends in technologies, techniques, methods, issues, and approaches in mental health and substance use disorders. • Knowledge of state and federal rules and regulations as they apply to the practice of medicine in mental health. • Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of psychiatric care • Excellent communication skills • Ability to work well with a team
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