The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner examines and treats patients who have been referred to the hospital for mental health or substance abuse treatment under the guidance of staff physicians. 

Responsibilities include:

• Conducts general history and physical evaluations with problem focused areas of evaluation for all patients with assurance that patient history forms, medication lists, procedure lists, and problem lists are addressed.

• Accurately perform problem-focused evaluations of medical problems with treatments including medication prescribing and instructions on life-style changes.

• Facilitates and implements systems which promote and maintain effective communication and collaboration with inter/intra hospital physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care team.

Brentwood Hospital is a 200-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility located in Shreveport, Louisiana.  Brentwood has served Louisiana, East Texas and South Arkansas for more than 45 years.  We provide quality services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.  We help individuals and families achieve optimal mental health, resulting in improved quality of life.  A dedicated professional team provides individualized treatment, meeting the personal needs of our patients in a safe and nurturing environment.

One of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

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