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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Healthcare)
Under the direction of the Medical Director (Psychiatrist), with dual reporting to the Vice President of MD Region, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, will provide mental health, substance use disorder and child psychiatric services, supervision and direction. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will work collaboratively with the psychiatrist to provide patient assessment and diagnosis, formulate treatment plans, prescribe medications, order laboratory tests, interpret test results, provide patient education, prepare medical records and refer patients for inpatient care in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical requirements described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.