NURSE PRACTITIONER

POSITION SUMMARY: The Nurse Practitioner provides general medical coverage that reflects new or ongoing medical problems and initial evaluations in collaboration with the Program Psychiatrist/ Medical Director.

Specifications: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to demonstrate competency in the criteria listed in this job description. The specifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability to meet the minimum requirements for this position. Staff must demonstrate flexibility for reassignment to units providing care to varied populations including children, adolescents, and adults. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of professional nursing.

Experience: A minimum of one (1) year experience preferred as an advanced nurse practitioner in a psychiatric health care facility or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Licensure/ Certification: Must be licensed ANP in the State of Illinois with prescriptive authority.

Knowledge/skills: Must possess knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management, restraint and seclusion procedures and criteria and CPR training. Strong communication and listening skills. Able to project a positive image and reflect a high degree of professionalism.

Physical Requirements: Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Physical agility to manage patients with crisis prevention interventions.