Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN/NP)

Position Summary

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN/NP) provides comprehensive psychiatric services to individuals receiving outpatient behavioral healthcare. Responsibilities include psychiatric assessment, medication management, treatment planning, and ongoing monitoring of patients with varying levels of mental health needs. The APRN/NP works collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare professionals to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care in accordance with professional licensure, applicable protocols, and collaborative practice agreements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides psychopharmacological services, including medication prescribing and prescription order transmission in accordance with applicable protocols, licensure, qualifications, and collaborative practice agreements.
• Monitors patient symptoms, treatment effectiveness, medication adherence, and potential adverse effects.
• Reviews and utilizes laboratory results and other physiological data as clinically indicated and consistent with established protocols.
• Conducts physical and psychiatric assessments, obtains patient histories, and develops differential diagnoses as appropriate.
• Identifies medical concerns and facilitates referrals to appropriate healthcare providers for further evaluation and treatment.
• Coordinates psychiatric medication management and related services with the youth psychiatry team and other clinical professionals, as appropriate.
• Provides or coordinates crisis intervention and ongoing management of chronic psychiatric conditions.
• Delivers patient education regarding medications, treatment recommendations, and preventive healthcare practices.
• Maintains current knowledge of psychopharmacology, psychiatric treatment standards, and evidence-based clinical practices.
• Completes and maintains accurate clinical documentation in accordance with Wyandot Behavioral Health Network policies and procedures.
• Maintains effective working relationships with the Medical Director, Executive Director, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Participates in the annual review of medication protocols.
• Reviews and updates physician/APRN collaborative practice agreements annually, as applicable.

Qualifications:

Education: 

• Master of Science (MSN), Nursing Required.
• Possess license to practice as an APRN by the Kansas State Board of Nursing.
• Active DEA or ability to obtain.

Experience: 

• 1 – 2 years in an APRN role within a behavioral health environment. 
• 1 year experience working in an EMR system (Anasazi). 
• Knowledge of nursing theory and practice required. 

Skills & Abilities: 

• Experience in serving adults with mental illness.
• Knowledge of mental health theory and practice.
• Extensive familiarity with ethical considerations in the mental health field.
• Extensive familiarity with diagnostic and treatment planning approaches relevant to professional discipline. 
• Possesses sensitivity to cultural and ethnic differences.
• Possesses experience in the assessment and treatment of clients requiring psychoactive medication. .
• Ability to perform basic physical and psychosocial assessments.
• Knowledge of psychopharmacology and psychopharmacological interactions. 

Location/Travel/Work conditions and Considerations:

•  Based at a central office, light travel is required to other locations, businesses, and community sites to meet organizational needs. Workday regularly includes multiple and/or conflicting demands.