Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

• Jul 2022 - Present

• Responsible for providing outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services to clients across the lifespan during scheduled hours. • Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in accordance with the state’s Nurse Practice Act. • Collaborate with counselors, social workers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care. • Counsel clients during appointments, as necessary. • Design/participate in the development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions. • Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders. • Collaborate with guardians, relatives, and significant others on client’s conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate. • Responsible for making independent decisions based on protocols developed utilizing national guidelines for treatment interventions. • Responsible for maintaining customer relations with all agency staff and clients. • Records all services performed for continuance of care. • Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Provides teaching and education to clinical staff, if requested. • Follow all procedures and protocols as per Amaze Health policy, federal and state regulations, and standard practices. • Actively participate in all agency and department education, training, and in-services to confirm understanding of new information or changes to established clinical policies and procedures. Show less

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• Jan 2018 - Present

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• Mar 2021 - Sep 2022

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