Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (LifeSpan) - Cape Cod Full-time Olesky Associates, Inc. has been in the placement/recruiting industry for three decades. We offer an extensive array of services, ranging from physician placement to practice and hospital brokering.
Our Search Consultants located in our home office in Massachusetts utilize a state-of-the-art computer network and database that allows instant access to all of the information necessary for mutually beneficial placements throughout the country.
This technology, combined with our personal attention and expert screening of each candidate, has made our agency extremely successful in the placement of all specialties, including:
Family Practitioners OB/Gyns Hospitalist All medical specialties All surgical specialties LCSW / LICSW/ LMHC / BCBA The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner prescribes medication, implements patient teaching, and facilitates next-care linkages, referrals, and/or admissions to ensure smooth and timely transitions to appropriate levels of care/service.
Responsibilities include covering and treating behavioral health patients in the Emergency Department and providing consultative services for patients with potential/definitive co-morbid psychiatric illnesses admitted to the medical/surgical floors (will be treating a significant number of geriatric patients with behavioral health issues).
The candidate must possess analytical skills to evaluate care needs, gather relevant clinical data, evaluate laboratory data, and make sound clinical recommendations.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills are required. Candidates must exhibit good judgment and tact in dealing with patients, families, and working with multidisciplinary teams.
Comfort in working independently, with telephonic back-up from a psychiatrist, is necessary. Preferably, candidates should have inpatient and/or ED experience.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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