Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient

admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.

Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

* Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.

* Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to

ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.

* Performs daily patient rounds.

* Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.

* Interprets laboratory and test results.

* Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other

care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.

* Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals

on patient charts.

* Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.

* Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are

considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with

Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not

essential functions.

Job Qualification

* Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board

Certification in specialty area required.

* Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State, and