• Shift:   Mon - Fri
• $120,000.00 to $140,000.00 DOE

• Provides basic care management services to the mentally ill in a clinical setting.
• Communicates with follow on providers after patient is discharged from Program.
• Assists patients/families in most effective way to provide for concrete service needs (vocational, education, entitlement).
• Assists with intakes and assessing admission criteria for admission to the River Community Wellness Program.
• Provides therapeutic interventions, medication assessment and crisis response to new and existing clients.
• Responsible for psychotherapy services and participates in establishing diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation, evaluation and follow-up of patients or clients.
• Requests personality, intelligence, and other clinical tests and guides therapy based on their results.
• Maintains documentation of services including treatment plans and reviews, progress notes, and other required information in compliance with Hospital and other third party agencies requirements.
• Provide crisis assessments for all walk-in patients experiencing emotional distress and initiate care regime. Provide all necessary follow up to crisis appointments.
• Identifies and follows up on issues that affect environmental safety.
• Follows institutional and departmental policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Utilizes resources effectively through exploration and effective use of staff, work routines, supplies, and etc.
• Assists to implement changes that increase cost-effectiveness.
• Participates in the ongoing quality improvement monitoring of RCWP.
• Responds to emergency situations in the hospital.
• Participates in the management of aggressive patient techniques.
• Receives medical supervision/collaboration from psychiatric consultants consistent with applicable Protocol for Provision of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Services.

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