Nurse Practitioner - Specialty Practice- Psychiatry

The Consult Liaison will provide Psychiatric evaluation and management for patients admitted to medical and surgical units. Patient populations include patients with intoxication, withdrawal, delirium, suicidality or self-harming behavior, dementia, difficulty coping with illness, functional, mood and psychotic disorders who are admitted to tertiary care Level 1 Trauma Center. PMHNP preferred.

Support non-behavioral health staff and providers in the care of behavioral health patients in the medical setting. This includes proactive and engaged approach to improve patient care, such as responding to behavioral emergencies, restraint reduction, providing education and training, responding to patients who screen positive for certain conditions (such as suicidal ideation or trauma-related symptoms for the Trauma Service), development and implementation of behavioral plans. Role includes blend of clinical work, staff education and quality improvement. Education includes just-in-time training and acting as a resource for staff for de-escalation, mitigation of patient crisis, and early identification of patient needs. Work in a multidisciplinary team - MDs, SW, therapists, Peers. Collaborate with dedicated Emergency Psychiatry program and Addiction Medicine team. Primarily weekends, Fri, saturday and Sunday 7a-7p

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A nurse with advanced skills should have access to the exceptional opportunities and sophisticated resources of an award winning organization. Thata??s Carilion Clinic. Our team (provides care) in a forward-thinking environment. You will thrive through extensive training, supportive leaders and potential for advancement. Carilion offers comprehensive benefits, paid time off, and tuition options. Join a team where your skills and ideas will make a difference in the health of our patients and the communities we live in.

The Nurse Practitioner has advanced knowledge and skills that qualify her/him to function as a primary health care provider. She/he serves as a member of a collaborative health care team. This collaborative role includes responsibility for determining the patienta??s health and medical status by taking a health history; performing physical exams; initiating screening and diagnostic procedures; providing health maintenance services; and management of pregnancy, minor trauma, acute illnesses, and stable chronic illness. Consults with physician, as appropriate, keeping the physician informed of needs and problems related to patient care.

Education: Graduate of an Accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

Licensure/Certification: Current Virginia State Licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) and DEA license required, or must be eligible to obtain. AHA BLS-HCP certification required. Advanced Life Support certification required. Eligible for prescriptive authority in accordance with State regulations and as authorized by the Virginia Boards of Medicine. Capable of meeting credentialing or job function requirements as needed based on the requirements of the practice and of managed care payors and insurers. Qualifies for malpractice insurance and is accepted by Carilion Clinic's malpractice insurance carrier.

Other: Able to work collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers. Demonstrates good written and oral communication skills. Computer literacy required for automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.

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