Advance Practice Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Role: Advance Practice Registered Nurse

Schedule: Days; 40 hrs/week with on-call coverage

Job Responsibilities:

• The Advanced Practice Registered works with a team of professional social workers, clinicians, case managers and others to ensure integrated care for adults experiencing serious mental illness.
• Establish therapeutic relationships to facilitate client progress with treatment goals.
• Have the demonstrated ability to balance independent clinical decision making with appropriate consultation from providers.
• Complete clinical assessment evaluations and re-evaluations
• Develop individualized plan for treatment based on clinical assessment.
• Provide medication evaluation and management, medical consultation with ongoing monitoring of effects of medication use in coordination with primary care providers as necessary.
• Ensure a coordinated and responsive treatment planning and evaluation process for assigned clients.
• Communicate changes in client treatment planning, medical needs and service needs to all staff involved in the provision of core services to clients.
• Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and protocols related to the provision of psychiatric services to clients.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Master's Degree in Nursing along with the appropriate Nurse Practitioner certification required.
• Unrestricted, current, and complete State of Vermont APRN license required (or ability to attain upon employment).
• Must have a valid driver's license, reliable transportation with personal automobile liability insurance coverage at or above the levels mandated by the State of Vermont.
• Successful completion of a criminal history background check.
• Experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, and co-occurring developmental disabilities and/or medical conditions required.
• Ability to accurately assess client's presenting concerns.
• Demonstrated current knowledge of psychiatric medications.
• Solid computer skills with familiarity with operating an Electronic Medical Record required.