Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Per diem ( Emergency Department, Clinical Liaison, Inpatient or Outpatient)

Job description

Job Description Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities. Primary role is coverage of the Psych ED and CL services on weekends. Job Responsibility: - Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations. - Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients. - Performs daily patient rounds. - Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests. - Interprets laboratory and test results. - Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care. - Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts. - Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions. - Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered relat...