Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Crisis Stabilization)
Highland Rivers Health
Marietta, GA
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JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Analysis Skills, Behavioral Health, Clinical Competency, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Developmental Disabilities, Emergency Care, Emergency Management, Interviewing Skills, Laboratory Testing, Legal, Medical Conditions, Medications, Nurse Practitioner, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Risk, Side Effects, Standards of Care, Taxonomies, Treatment Plan
LOCATION
Marietta, GA
POSTED
30+ days ago
- Perform comprehensive physical and mental health assessment in order to obtain and accurately document relevant health history.
- Identify and analyze factors that affect mental health, and the relationship between normal physiology and specific system alterations associated with mental health problems, psychiatric disorders, and treatment.
- Involve the individual serve in collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources, using assessment techniques that are appropriate for the individual served.
- Demonstrate effective clinical interviewing skills that facilitate the development of a therapeutic relationship.
- Order and interpret findings of relevant diagnostic and laboratory testing.
- Identify typical and atypical presentations of medical conditions from psychiatric disorders, and apply standardized taxonomy systems to the diagnosis of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders.
- Develop a treatment plan for mental health problems, substance use and psychiatric disorders based on biopsychosocial theories, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.
- Prescribe medications based on clinical indicators of an individual's status, including results of diagnostic and lab testing as appropriate, and educate individual in the appropriate use of medications, intended effects and potential adverse effects of treatment options.
- Manage psychiatric emergencies by determining the level of risk, and initiating and coordinating effective emergency care.
- Apply therapeutic communication strategies based on theories and research evidence.
- Completes and maintains all legal forms for individuals on the unit.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
- Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
- Retirement Plan with employer matching
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
- 10 paid holidays
- 1 personal day
- Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
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