Nurse Practitioner
Vanderbilt Health
Description
Consultation Nurse Practitioner Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Req#1900308 Your Role: The psychiatric consultation nurse practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team on the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Consultation Service. The psychiatric consultation NP generally functions, in collaboration with consultation psychiatrists on staff, as a consultant to non-psychiatric inpatient services in the medical center. The psychiatric consultation NP responds to consultation requests from medical and surgical care teams and makes diagnoses and recommendations for treatment interventions and continuity care. The psychiatric consultation NP has a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and education, has a responsibility for ensuring adherence to diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms and protocols, and guarantees an environment of safe quality care. The NP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical competence, sound clinical judgment, professional communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.
Position Qualifications: Required:
Preferred:
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