Geriatric Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner

Job Description:

I. Position Summary:

The Geriatric Psychiatry nurse practitioner provides psychiatric consultation and ongoing psychiatric treatment for the long-term chronic care, post-acute, and assisted living programs at one or more venues within Hebrew SeniorLife.  This position may also involve participation in nurse practitioner teaching opportunities.

 II. Core Competencies:

• Ability to independently diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions in adult and geriatric patients employing current, evidence-based approaches.
• Ability to provide psychiatric education to patients, staff, and families at levels appropriate to these respective groups.
• Ability to work effectively within a team, group and across the organization to accomplish tasks and achieve desired results. Display enthusiasm and promote a friendly working situation; support group decision-making and solicit opinions from co-workers.
• Ability to increase understanding of others by noticing, interpreting and anticipating feelings and concerns of others; respecting, valuing, and using individual differences to generate new opportunities and enhance solutions.
• Ability to absorb, comprehend and exchange information with others in a way that enhances mutual understanding of ideas, issues and desired actions; Ability to listen well.
• Ability to use and expand technical body of knowledge to continuously improve work and share information with others.
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, following specific procedures and ensuring accuracy in documentation and data.
• Ability to stay informed of current professional trends, to learn and apply new concepts; Ability to identify own areas of opportunity and set and monitor self-development goals.
• Ability to demonstrate tact, maintain confidences and foster an ethical work environment. Demonstrate integrity by giving proper credit to others and by handling all situations honestly.

III. Position Responsibilities:

• Provides psychiatric consultation as requested by primary care teams in the long-term chronic care, post-acute, and assisted living settings.
• Performs emergency psychiatric consultation when indicated and assists with assuring patients’ safe disposition.
• Recommends medication and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed psychiatric conditions
• Makes recommendations regarding referrals to other specialists and to members of multidisciplinary team to help meet each patient’s individual needs.
• Follows established department policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards
• Documents patient visits within a timely manner (typically within same day) using the appropriate medical record system
• Using electronic charge capture system, or other established process, submits charges for each patient visit within 72 hours of completing the visit
• Meets productivity benchmarks as established by Department of Medicine Administration
• Participates in on-call coverage as appropriate
• Participates in staff education and support as appropriate
• Trains and supervises nurse practitioner students as appropriate
• Participates in Medical staff quality improvement and review activities
• Attends Medical Staff meetings
• Represents the Department of Medicine in HSL committees as appropriate
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

IV Qualifications

     Education: Awarded a Master’s, Post-Master’s or Doctoral (DNP/PhD) degree from a graduate program fully accredited by CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA.

    Certification:

• Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) authorization from the MA Board of Registration in Nursing.
•     APRN Independent Prescriptive Authority

      Licensure

•   Active and unrestricted Massachusetts RN License.  Must maintain Massachusetts bi-annual continuing education contact hours requirements.
•     Active and unrestricted Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration (MCSR)
•     Federal DEA Registration with authorization to prescribe Schedules II-V substances.

·       Experience:

• Experience, preferably 2 years or more, caring for seniors as a geriatric psychiatry NP in long term chronic care, community or home settings.
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
• Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise
• Experience working both independently and in a team environment
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis and treatment
• Ability to supervise, advise and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise

V Physical Requirements

• Please refer to the Physical Requirement Sheets in Occupational Health.

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