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• Monitor patients’ medication usage and results. 
• Document patients’ medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes. 
• Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions. 
• Evaluate patients’ behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments. 
• Distinguish between physiologically and psychologically based disorders and diagnose appropriately. 
• Assess patients’ mental and physical status based on the presenting symptoms and complaints. 
• Educate patients and family members about mental health and medical conditions, preventive health measures, medications or treatment plans. 
• Write prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by state regulations and collaborative practice agreements. 
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, or nursing staff, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans. 
• Develop and implement treatment plans. 
• Participate in activities aimed at professional growth and development including conferences or continuing education activities. 
• Order and interpret relevant diagnostic or laboratory tests. 
• Consult with psychiatrists or other professionals when unusual or complex cases are encountered. 
• Participate in treatment team conferences regarding diagnosis or treatment of difficult cases. 
• Develop practice protocols for mental health problems based on review and evaluation of published research.
• Refer patients requiring more specialized or complex treatment to psychiatrists, primary care physicians, or other medical specialists. 
• Teach classes on mental health topics. 
• Administer medications, 
• Monitor the use and status of medical and pharmaceutical supplies. 
• Provide routine physical health screenings to detect or monitor acute or chronic health problems.
• Other job duties and responsibilities as assigned to effectively meet the needs of the patients, the department, and the organization as a whole.  

• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• Conceptual Thinking - Ability to think in terms of abstract ideas.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

Education: Master's Degree Required, Field of Study: Nursing - Doctorate Preferred, Field of Study: Nursing

Experience: Minimum of 6 months experience in Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner role.

Certifications & Licenses:

Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the State of Wisconsin and licensed as a APNP in Wisconsin. Current DEA number. Must be board certified, prefer PMHNP-BC certification. If not currently licensed in Wisconsin (RN and/or APNP), licensure must be obtained prior to first day of employment