Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Nurse practitioner

Reports to: Medical Director for Clinical Supervision

Chief Operations Officer for Administrative Supervision

Salary: Negotiable

Duties: and Responsibilities:

• 1. Evaluation and diagnosis of consumers in outpatient setting 2. Will conduct routine medication management and six-month reassessments 3. Pharmacological treatment for patients including prescribing medications and providing follow
• up in office or in the field if needed 4. Provide continuity of care by facilitating hospital admits when needed 5. Coordinate care with other service providers inside and/or outside of the agency. This includes availability for telephone consultations and team meetings as needed 6. Consult with the supervising physician as needed 7. Responsible for ensuring that 20% of work is reviewed by the Medical Director or designee every 30 days as required by state licensing board 8. Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• RN degree; Advance Practice Nurse
• Full unrestricted TN license or multistate license that includes TN
• Nurse Practitioner certification; Psychiatry certification preferred
• Previous mental health experience
• Excellent communication skills

Eoe/M/F/V/Ada