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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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What they do
A Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner provides mental health and nursing care to patients with psychiatric disorders, medical organic brain disorders or substance abuse problems. Diagnoses mental illness, develops treatment plans and prescribes medications. Teaches patient's family about the patient's condition. Works at hospitals with dedicated mental health unit, fully dedicated psychiatric hospital or in independent practice working from nursing homes and physicians' offices.
$138,916 / year median in Idaho
+23% projected growth
Job Description
GOALS:
- Support the patient while they transition to their new baseline
- Provide accurate and timely charting to the facility
- Recommend medication changes to attending provider
- Be a good partner with the hosting facility
Highlights:
- Facility based work is very flexible
- Make your own hours
- Great pay
- Low level of psychiatric acuity in patient population About you:
- PMHNP licensed (unencumbered) in the state of Idaho
- Computer literate
- Comfortable in nursing homes
- Compassionate
- Willing to learn Current position is for twice a week, low acuity, rounding in a skilled nursing facility.