Locums NP Primary Care Need in Florida
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Nurse Practitioner
Specialty
Family Practice/Primary Care
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Location
Macclenny, Florida, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
6/24/24
- Coverage Needed:
- ASAP - ongoing
- Monday-Friday
- 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a half hour for lunch
- Clinical Information:
- Performs duties in the expanded role of professional psychiatric nursing, providing psychiatric care and performing certain medial acts consistent with licensure and within policies & procedures established by the facility
- Practice in conformance with specialized psychiatric mental-health nurse practitioner certification
- Identifies nursing and mental health related problems, plans, and implements nursing care to resolve identified problems, provides management and care of acute and chronic mental health problems, engages in the teaching of general health care, and follows professional ethics and standards in an outcome oriented management system, while maintaining sensitivity to the constitutional rights of patients
- Makes daily rounds on assigned units
- Evaluates and manages acute and chronic psychiatric conditions, order psychiatric interventions as clinically indicated; jointly rounds and manages psychiatric care and medication treatment with Psychiatrist as clinically indicated if under a collaborative agreement
- Monitors, initiates and/or alters appropriate medications, treatments and interventions for mental health and related health issues, including ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing according to identified clinical needs and in accordance with standards of care, polices, and procedures
- Participation in patient admission procedures, completing required documentation, including but not limited to psychiatric evaluation, admission orders, and an initial treatment plan. Performs annual, transfer, discharge psychiatric evaluation and documentation as required
- Monitors and obtains patients’ / guardian advocate / plenary guardian / petition for court-ordered medication consent for psychotherapeutic medication or ECT or other indicated treatment
- Prepares petitions and clinical summaries for legal action as required, including seeking court orders for medication and assignment of guardian advocate and petition for guardianship, Initiates voluntary/involuntary placement proceedings. Testifies in scheduled hearings as required
- Required:
- DEA must remain in state to maintain privileges. Provider must be willing transfer and maintain DEA in state for the duration of privileges being active, or obtain a new in state DEA to remain in state for the duration of privileges being active
- Current Flu Vaccine
- Must be fully vaccinated for Covid 19
- Exemptions only allowed for religious or medical reasons, once approved by the facility.
- APRN with medical experience and must have autonomous license
- Active FL License
- Certification in CPR, MANDT, Infection Control, CustomerService
- Obtain all OSHA requirements annually
- Intervention with combative individuals may be required