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Compass Health Center · 2 months ago

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Compass Health Center is one of the fastest-growing behavioral health organizations in the country, providing critical support for individuals facing mental health crises. They are seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join their interdisciplinary team, responsible for conducting psychiatric evaluations, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals to ensure quality care.

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Responsibilities

Performing complete initial psychiatric evaluation on patient to determine diagnosis and develop plan of care including medication prescription, if indicated

Revising, prescribing, and implementing therapeutic regimen using an interdisciplinary approach

Monitoring patient progress and providing collaborative treatment and communication with the treatment team

Providing timely documentation of each encounter with a patient

Ensuring patient/family education regarding clinical condition and relevant aspects of care

Working in collaboration with treatment team members to ensure quality of care and consideration of services

Maintaining required level of continuing education and preferred development activities

Using interpersonal and communication skills that enable one to establish and maintain professional relations with patients, families, colleagues and other members of the healthcare team

Qualification

Licensed Advance Practice NurseANCC PMHNP CertificationPrescriptive AuthorityDEA LicenseCPR CertifiedCrisis Patient ExperienceInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration