APRN (Healthcare)

APRN

Full Time

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:        The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse who focuses clinical practice on individuals, families, or populations across the life span at risk for developing and/or having a diagnosis of psychiatric disorders or mental health problems. The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner is a specialist who provides primary mental health care to patients seeking mental health services in a wide range of settings. Primary mental health care provided by the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner involves the continuous and comprehensive services necessary for the promotion of optimal mental health, prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders and health maintenance. This includes the assessment, diagnosis, and management of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Must be an RN, licensed to practice in the State of Kansas. Position requires advanced practice nursing knowledge with a Masters in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Post graduate experience preferred. Must have Kansas APRN License, Board Certification, and valid DEA registration.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Will maintain licensure, board certification, and DEA registration.  This position requires a current, valid Kansas Driver's License.  Will obtain CPR and First Aid Training and renew training annually.  Will attend any other training and certifications directly related to this position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, see and hear.  The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hand and finger, use fine motor skills, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to twenty pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, the ability to adjust focus, and the ability to see to drive.  Specific hearing abilities required by this job include the ability to hear what is considered to be normal conversation tone.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The 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.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to a typical office environment and interaction with many different persons in their homes and in the community.  In addition, the employee travels by automobile and is exposed to changing weather conditions.  The employee will interact with many different persons in varying stages of recovery from their mental illness. 

COMMENTS:  This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and requirements of a person so classified.  Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add or change the duties at any time.