Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Chicago, IL

Job description

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Chicago, IL
$130-$150k
We are looking for a motivated and experienced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our medical practice full time in Chicago, IL. We are a psychiatric service with both inpatient and outpatient patient caseloads within a major hospital system in Chicago. The incoming NP will provide comprehensive psychological services within our organization.
The incoming provider will commit to the highest quality of care using an organized, multidisciplinary team approach to provide continuity of care throughout the inpatient and outpatient continuum. Our patient population served includes adults and geriatrics.
Duties:
• Psych Inpatient care- rounding and new patient admissions
• Coordination of care with attendings, consults, referral sources, and hospital staff
• Assessing and managing inpatient census
• Perform physical exams, obtain complete medical history, and record findings
• Order appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures
• Interprets and integrates data to determine preliminary diagnosis and therapeutic plan
• Order/administer medication and injections as deemed medically necessary
• Instructs patient/family regarding medications, post admission care and treatments
• Educates patients regarding health and illness prevention
• Collaborates with physicians in managing acute needs of patients
• Maintains and reviews patient records, charts and other pertinent information
• Posts tests and examination results
• Triages patient telephone calls and provides consultation
• Outpatient clinic hours
• Discharge of patients from the hospital in collaboration with social workers to support appropriate placement
• Collaboration with pharmacy and attending physicians or other specialists to optimize pharmacologic treatments in patients with psychiatric and medical comorbidities
Qualifications:
• Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner prog