ED Psychiatric NP--Part Time Job at South Shore Health, Weymouth, MA

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  • South Shore Health
  • Weymouth, MA

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Under the general supervision of a supervising Psychiatrist, and in collaboration with the director of psychiatric APC's this role evaluates and implements treatment regimens for designated psychiatric patient population. This include s management of ED psychiatric patients and patients who are medically admitted supporting psychiatric consultations. This role includes weekends, holidays and rotating Day/Evening hours. Applicants must have prior hospital work experience to be considered for this role.

Job Description

Minimum Education - Preferred

1. Takes initial history, perform physical assessments, prepares psychosocial evaluation and care plans, including management of risk.
a. Consults with physicians, psychiatrist and other clinical staff members as necessary.

b. Diagnoses health and developmental problems.

2. Provides services to specific patient population.
a. Provides advanced practice nursing care to patients suffering from acute or chronic mental health problems, managing therapeutic regimes according to protocols.

b. Identifies risk factors and implements appropriate prevention and intervention.

c. Provides psychotherapeutic intervention, including crisis intervention, and health teaching to clients.

d. Identifies patient teaching needs and plans for education process.

e. Coordinates referrals and facilitates transfers.

f. Provides psychopharmacologic/intervention services.

3. Assists in the development of protocols for specific psychiatric patient population.
a. Works collaboratively with selected disciplines to develop integrated care plans for the psychiatric patient population throughout the continuum.

b. Acts as clinical resource to other nursing staff in area of specialization.

c. Plans and participates in staff education programs.

d. Provides consultative liaison services.

4. Is knowledgeable of, and utilizes appropriate community resources.
a. Participates in community outreach as appropriate to describe mental health program.

b. Coordinates the delivery of care with other clinical staff, consulting and collaborating as appropriate.

c. Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with providers of psychiatric and mental health services, including South Shore Hospital’s psychiatric staff.

5. Maintains standards for certification in specialty role and certification.
6. Performs all required responsibilities/duties addressing the ages of the patients served if responsible for the assessment, treatment, or care of patients.

Requires BSN, Masters Degree in psychiatric nursing/related field.
Current certification in specialty through American Nurses Association with authorization to practice in the expanded role.
License to practice in Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the expanded role.

Minimum Work Experience
Minimal four (4) to five (5) years of acute psychiatric nursing and crisis evaluation/intervention.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Part time, Work experience placement, Afternoon shift,

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