Apply evidence based practices and best practices critical time intervention and trauma informed care
Perform professional work that requires specialized to general knowledge of fields of advanced practice nursing, and a solid understanding, use, and application of concepts, theories, principles, practices, terminology, and applied bases of area of specialization, specifically psychiatry mental health, and addictions
Develop a nursing assessment tool to reflect the holistic needs of each client with consideration of his/her psychological, physiological, social, ethnic, cultural, educational and spiritual strengths and needs
Oversee the direct implementation of nursing care to ensure that it is carried out in accordance with the plan of nursing intervention and overall treatment/service plan and to ascertain if the needs of the client require modification of the plan
Conduct in-reach to hospitals and residences, engaging consumers and assessing for medical and psychiatric support needs in the community
Participate in team meetings and provides nursing input on the development and implementation of treatment/service plans
Coordinate nursing care activities with other professional disciplines to ensure that the nursing plan is consistent with and integrated with the total treatment/service plan
Develop and implement that policies and procedures relating to medication management
Perform medication reconciliation, using technology as available
Provide health education/teaching for clients and their families
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, DEA, BLS, ANCC, CRNP, CDS, US, ARNP, PMHNP, NP
Education for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Skills for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Desired skills for psychiatric nurse practitioner include:
Practices
Psychiatric principles
Additional medical training
Conducting psychiatric evaluations and treating patients
Nursing theory and practice
Process gained through extended clinical study and experience
Community agencies most frequently used in mental health care
Ability to prescribe pharmacological agents and non-pharmacological therapies