Nurse Practitioner

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The Nurse Practitioner, under the administrative supervision of the Director of Nursing and clinical supervision of a Medical Doctor, ensures care provided to individuals and families is done in a trauma informed, therapeutic, competent, and responsible manner. The position will provide clinically excellent counseling and prescribing duties to provide our clients viable treatment. The Nurse Practitioner will provide the adequate treatment for the individual to maintain a successful quality of life in the community setting. 

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provides an outpatient psychiatric assessment and diagnosis in accordance with the policy, regulation, and protocols. 
• Administering and monitoring medication for the purpose of improving, stabilizing, and/or managing symptoms for mental health disorders in accordance to treatment guidelines. 
• Provides counsel to clients during appointments as necessary 
• Partnering with client, family, and caregiving partners to assist in developing a treatment plan for medication adherence to address mental health needs when clinically appropriate. 
• Collaborate with the care coordinators, therapist, clinical supervisors, and other treatment team members in Camelot to coordinate care; 
• Work with the Camelot team on in an integrated care approach to serving the full spectrum of mental health/human services needs of children, adolescents, adults, and families. 
• Refers clients to mental/behavioral health providers as needed 
• Orders and interprets laboratory or diagnostic testing results with clients and families to provide information on general physical conditions and/or mental health disorders. 
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of documentation to include assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, lab requests, and prescriptions. 
• Work with a Medical Doctor/Psychiatrist to oversee their prescribing practices; 

 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. • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 TRAVEL 
• This position requires driving approximately 25% of the time.
 
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE 
• A Nurse Practitioner must have a Master’s of Science in Nursing from an accredited university. 
• Post Licensure Experience: 1-3 years 

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Experience working with children, adolescents, and families in a therapeutic, psychiatric, communitybased treatment environment 
• Experience prescribing psychotropic medications specific to mental health diagnoses. 
• A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is preferred, however a Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, or other applicable specialties in the state of West Virginia is acceptable.

 CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
 • Must have a current West Virginia Nursing License 

QUALIFICATIONS 
•Ability to work flexible hours consistent with program needs and work at multiple location if needed 
•Exemplary organizational, communication, and teaming skills 
•Sensitive to other cultures and socioeconomic levels • Has thorough knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment planning and collaboration