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Department
Denver Sheriffs
Job Summary
Under minimal supervision, provides professional psychiatric midlevel care. Provides direct patient care in accordance with the statutory limitations for Midlevel Practitioners and may perform administrative support functions as required.
Essential Functions :
Diagnose
• Evaluates emotional components, the impact of health related issues and assists clients to identify and meet treatment goals.
• Orders initial and/or routine laboratory tests and follow-up on results, orders additional tests or initiates referral appointments with specialized caregivers.
• Initiates a unique, outcome focused plan of care based on current nursing practice with measurable outcomes and goals for the patient/family.
(40%)
Treat
• Anticipates and identifies issues and initiates resolutions for the corrections mental health patient population.
• Monitors and evaluates the psychiatric condition of the patient and in collaboration with the psychiatrist and other disciplines and standards of care or applying appropriate protocols, make decisions regarding treatment changes.
• Analyzes the assessment data in order to formulate a unique plan of care through identified needs. Identifies and reports any abnormalities in assessment data.
• Evaluates, modifies and provides safe drug dosage as necessary and collaborates with the MD to assure safe sedation and monitoring tailored to the individual patients need.
• Prescribes appropriate medications in accordance with pharmaceutical guidelines and standards of practice.
• Writes orders, and evaluates patient’s diagnostic and therapeutic services.
• Refers patients to specialized services as needed.
(40%)
Documentation & Data Collection
• Performs documentation audits and develops any new documentation required to meet the requirements of the regulatory agencies.
• Documents initial admission/shift assessments per unit-specific guideline of care. Ensures daily goals and plan of care transcribed and complete.
• Collects data to promote self, unit and hospital improvement.
• Integrates research behaviors into clinical practice by demonstrating awareness of research findings, identifying areas of practice that can be improved through research utilization and assisting in research.
(10%)
Collaboration
• Collaborates with other health care professionals in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for individuals.
• Collaborates with Risk Management to resolve identified and potential problems (i.e. Sentinel events) and ensures proper reporting of events as dictated by policy.
• Collaborates with experienced investigator on a research project or develops a research project.
• Coordinates care with multidisciplinary team.
(10%)
Participates in clinical education of healthcare students as seen fit by the supervising medical staff. (0%)
Education :
Master's Degree Psychiatric/Mental Health discipline Required
Work Experience :
1-3 years Typically, one year experience in midlevel psychiatric practice. Required and
1-3 years Three years prior psychiatric experience strongly preferred.
Licenses :
NPPRSCAU-Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Authority - AANPCB - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board Required and
BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required and
APNA-Advanced Practice Mental Health Nursing - ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Is knowledgeable and compliant with all regulatory standards, including specialty (i.e. Corrections) level requirements
Knowledge of major concepts, principles and theories related to drug, alcohol and psychiatric disease…