Nurse Practitioner at Brown Medicine in undefined

SUMMARY: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner treats psychiatric illness and addiction in the outpatient and/ or the inpatient setting and acts as an educator, consultant and liaison to healthcare providers caring for patients across the care continuum. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate RESPONSIBILITIES: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner: Demonstrates a fundamental grounding in nursing theory and practice and mastery of the medical management of psychiatric illness and substance use disorders. Manages a caseload of patients in partnership with the healthcare team to optimize health status and coordinate care over time and across healthcare settings. Provides leadership in the development, validation, implementation, and evaluation of standards, policies, procedures, and critical paths to support the patient care delivery model. Oversees care coordination in acute, home care, and ambulatory care settings as feasible. Assists the healthcare team to achieve mutually agreed upon healthcare goals by providing necessary support, education and encouragement. Demonstrates advanced physical and psychosocial assessment skills and knowledge of family dynamics. Provides direct care to patients in acute care, ambulatory care and home care settings. Performs advanced practice skills under the supervision of the Medical Director. Provides expert consultation for clinical issues promoting increased knowledge and skills for the consultee. Participates in the education, clinical research and mentoring of healthcare providers. Facilitates patient/family education in area of expertise. Annually completes mandatory safety infection control, BLS, and ACLS/PALS. Prescriptive privileges per licensure. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Masters of Science Degree, Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Specialty certification in Psychiatric Mental Health required. Baccalaureate in Nursing Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process. EXPERIENCE: Two years related experience as RN in acute care hospital setting and preferred 1-2 years experience as a nurse practitioner. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: General hospital and/ or outpatient clinic environment with occasional stressful conditions associated with patient care. INDEPENDENT ACTION: Responds to individual patient-care situations demonstrating knowledge and skills acquired through education, certification and work experience. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.

Pay Range:

$127,504.00-$161,782.40

EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

Brown Health Medical Group - 167 Point Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type:

M-F 8:30am-5pm

Work Shift:

Day

Daily Hours:

8 hours

Driving Required:

Yes

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