Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CNRP) Psych (666239)

Job Description

Job Description

PSYCHIATRIC CRNP MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• Hold a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license that is active and in good standing, with no restrictions or adverse actions taken against it by the State Board of Nursing.
• Hold Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CRNP certification with a specialty in “Psychiatric – Mental Health” (or formerly listed as “Family Psychiatric – Mental Health”).
• Hold Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Prescriptive Authority Approval
• Be a graduate of an accredited (NLN - National League of Nursing) approved CRNP program
• Documented Continuing Education credits as required for current licensure in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Valid Medicare / Medicaid ID number.
• Evidence of malpractice insurance.
• Minimum of one year experience as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) with a specialty in psychiatry.
• Experience in leadership in working with a mental health interdisciplinary treatment team.
• The candidate must meet all requirements for credentialing and privileging at Torrance State Hospital. The candidate’s clinical privileges and medical staff membership at Torrance State Hospital shall terminate upon termination of employment or termination of the contract, whichever comes first.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

SERVICE / HOURS :

A. The Psychiatric – Mental Health CRNP shall provide 37.5 hours over the course of at least 3 days (subject to change) as directed with one half hour unpaid lunch unless hospital-related circumstances require otherwise. The Psychiatric CRNP may work up to 40 hours per week, but the additional hours must be arranged with the candidate on a case by case basis and must be pre-approved by the Chief Medical Officer, or designee. There is no allowance for overtime provided in the contract or this purchase order.

B. The Psychiatric – Mental Health CRNP is responsible for the care and treatment of mentally ill patients on a designated service area(s) and has professional responsibility for diagnosis, determination of treatment methods, and leadership in the implementation of treatment plans, and discharge planning. The work is performed under the general direction of a higher level psychiatrist or other administrative supervisor for clinical and administrative issues and is reviewed for conformance to current, accepted psychiatric nursing and medical principles and techniques through staff conferences, case reports, observation during performance, evaluation of results, and performance improvement activities.

C. Service to include responsibility in patient care and treatment which may include but is not limited to :

D. In all cases timeliness of responsibilities will be determined by Torrance State Hospital.

MANDATORY TRAINING :

All contract staff are required to attend orientation for a period as determined by TSH and shall be required to attend training during the normal day time business hours. Training shall be provided by TSH staff. Successful completion of training is mandatory.

Special Treatment Procedures :

Emergency / Medical Interventions / Use of Medical Equipment :

Competency Maintenance Activities :

Oral and Written Communications :

Critical Thinking :

Patient Rights :

Professional Conduct :

Performance Improvement :

Decision Making :

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