Advanced Practice - Psychiatry position in Mason City IA
Company: Archway Physician Recruitment
Location: Mason City
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Psychiatric-Mental Health opening in Mason City, Iowa. This and
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**Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner opening in Iowa**
* Located in ***Mason City, IA*** - 2 hours north of Des Moines
* Full time, permanent position
**Position Summary:**
Address the mental health needs of behavioral health clients
including psychiatric evaluation of clients, prescribing and
managing medications, as well as case management, assessing and
assisting with staff training needs.
**Essential Duties & Resppnsibilities:**
* Conducts mental health histories and assessments
* Formulates mental health treatment plan and manages acute and
chronic mental health needs.
* Examines clients to determine general physical condition,
following standard medical procedures.
* Organizes data concerning clients family, medical history, and
onset of symptoms obtained from clients, relatives, and other
sources.
* Order laboratory and other special diagnostic test and evaluates
data obtained.
* Administers medications and therapeutic agents, necessary to
implement a treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitation
regimen ordered by and within the scope of licensure.
* Leads and/or participates in periodic staff conferences to
present case histories; confer with internal external members of
therapy team to develop comprehensive evaluations or plan pertinent
therapy programs to provider maximum benefits for each patient.
* Conducts care of psychiatric/mental health emergencies and
initiates arrangements for continuing care of referral to
appropriate facility.
**Qualifications:**
* Licensed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in Iowa
* Graduation from an accredited masters level Nurse Practitioner
program with a specialty in psychiatry.
* Clinical experience preferred
* BLS/ACLS/ATLS
**Physical Demands & Work Environment:**
* The physical demands and work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* **Physical demands:** While performing the duties of this job,
the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger,
handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and
arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or
hear; taste or smell; manage stress as it relates to essential job
functions. The employee must have the ability to transfer or lift
patients to exam table from chair or floor. Specific vision
abilities required by the job include close vision, distance
vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the
ability to adjust focus.
* **Work environment:** While performing the duties of this job,
the noise level in the work environment is usually minimal to
moderate. The employee is subject to health hazards (contagious
diseases, blood borne pathogens, etc.).
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