Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Provides psychiatric medication management for clients of Crawford County Mental Health Center. Participate and provide psychiatric services to clients using the Crawford County Crisis Intervention Center. Provide intakes in open access as assigned. Provides Medication Assisted Treatment and psychiatric care as needed to clients in residential treatment programs.

(List in order of importance the essential functions of the job; describe what must be accomplished, not how it must be done, including supervision or management responsibilities, physical, mental and perceptual functions of the job.)

• Provides psychopharmacological services, including the transmittal of prescription orders per written protocols, consistent with level of licensure and qualifications. Consults and/or refers to the physician as indicated.
• Monitors for symptom reduction, as well as side effects of medication. Utilizes physiological laboratory data as needed or as medicated per protocol.
• Provides psychiatric and physical assessment, history-taking, and differential diagnosis as indicated. Provide intakes in open access clinic, Crisis intervention Center, and outpatient services as necessary.
• Serves as a point of referral for further medical evaluation with appropriate providers as part of the physical assessment.
• Coordinates individual psychopharmacological services with the treatment team.
• Provides and/or coordinates individual client crisis services when symptoms arise as well as management of chronic problems.
• Provides prevention-oriented client education and care as indicated.
• Develops and maintains current working knowledge of psychopharmacology, addiction medicine, and mental health disorders.
• Maintains documentation of clinical services in accordance with Crawford County Mental Health Center policies and procedures.
• Provide 24/7 call and psychiatric support on an as needed basis for the crisis intervention center. This may include providing orders for clinically indicated restraints, involuntary hold determination, and reevaluation consistent with Crawford County Mental Health Center protocol.

• Possess license to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Psychiatric/Mental Health by the Kansas State Board of Nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Management of Aggressive Behaviors Certification.
• Complete Pre-Employment Health Assessment

Staff will meet competency expectations, including integration of evidence-based practices and completing required certifications which will be conducted in all the following manners, but not limited to, in-person training, online training, webinars, seminars, workshops, and self-directed training. All training, certifications, and competencies will be documented by completion of certificates when available and maintained by the Human Resources Department.

CCMHC provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

I understand that I am an employee at-will and that neither this document nor any other document, writing, or manual creates, or is intended to create, a contract of employment between myself and Crawford County Mental Health Center. Crawford County Mental Health Center is an employment-at-will agency. This means an employee has the ability to quit employment for any or no reason, and an employer may terminate employment for no reason or for any non-discriminatory and/or non-retaliatory reason.

Ability to move freely in the community and in a wide variety of circumstances. Special accommodation that can successfully assist an incumbent will be provided.