Advanced Practice - Psychiatry opening in NH (Physician #)

Company: Archway Physician Recruitment
Location: Rochester
Posted on: February 16, 2020

Job Description:

Geriatric Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Opening in New Hampshire Located in Rochester, NH 70m to Boston Full Time; Permanent Seeking a BC Adult/Geriatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join professional staff in its Geriatric Unit. - Providing both In & Outpatient services. - Call is 1:4 - Position available to start January 1, 2020. Expected Hours of Work: - Full-time (40 hours) including call coverage of nights & weekends in rotation. Benefits Summation: - Geropsychiatry 30 hours/week Essential Position Functions: - Provide psychiatric services for the patients in accordance with hospital's and Medical Staff policies. - Admit and discharge patients to and from the Program, consistent with established criteria. - Provide on-site coverage consistent with patient care needs and Medicare requirements. - Participate in the system of 24 hour on-call psychiatric coverage, by pager, for the program. - Offer consultation in the appropriate area(s) of expertise to the hospital and professional members. - Assist the Medical Director in the development of medical and clinical treatment policy for the Program. - Promote the overall treatment philosophy and milieu therapy program in effect on the Program. - Offer personal contact to patients' relatives when necessary, as an adjunct to direct care, and otherwise communicate with families, agencies and other service providers as needed to achieve treatment plan objectives. - Share responsibility with the Medical Director and Unit Director for developing and carrying out medical records, quality improvement and utilization review programs for the Unit that satisfy all state and federal requirements and are consistent with hospital's continuous quality improvement plan. - Assist the hospital in the development of new programs, specific to the Program and related services. - Supervise the activities of clinicians with special privileges granted through their positions on the Allied Health Practitioner staff. - To perform ECT to patients with appropriate indications and be able to recognize side effects. Non-Essential Position Functions: - Attend meetings, as appropriate, relevant to the development and operation of the Program. - Perform other related duties as assigned and as mutually agreed upon. Position Qualifications: - Licensed to practice medicine in the State of New Hampshire. - Board Certification - Member of hospital's Medical Staff. - Experienced in inpatient and ambulatory psychiatry with emphasis on Geropsychiatry. Keyphrases: psychiatry jobs, psychiatrist jobs, psychologist jobs, psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs

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