Family Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital (LBHH) is a 126-bed, inpatient psychiatric hospital and start-up joint venture between Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine and Universal Health Services.

In addition to a general adult unit and dedicated adolescent unit, the facility offers services for treating those with co-occurring disorders on the psychiatric-medical unit, an intensive adult unit to care for those with severe conditions, as well as a women’s trauma unit.

How will you make a difference at LBHH?

Medical Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs) at Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital deliver quality nursing care to patients with varying psychiatric, behavioral and mental health diagnoses, ensuring their safety and continued care.

Medical CRNPs are responsible for completing the following duties and tasks:

• Maintain a minimum caseload of 12 patients.
• Obtains comprehensive health history; perform physical examination on new admissions and document/dictate in patient record if applicable.
• Perform and/or participate in rounds of hospitalized patients, including physical assessments, interpretation of diagnostic studies, interaction with nursing staff and documentation in medical record.
• Orders (verbal or written) common diagnostic studies, laboratory studies and pharmacologic treatment modalities according to written protocol in collaboration with the physician.
• Orders (verbal or written) pharmacologics if he/she has obtained prescriptive privileges as documents by a current collaborative practice agreement with a physician member of the LBHH Medical Staff and a current letter of approval pf prescriptive authority form the PA State Board of Nursing. The CRNP can only write for those pharmacologics identified on the collaborative agreement.
• In collaborating with the attending physician, assists in establishing diagnosis, formulation plan of care, evaluation of patient response, and revising plan of care.

What do our current Medical CRNPs value at LBHH?

• An environment that puts patient care first.
• One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Registered Nurse (RN) is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times.
• Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.
• Supportive and responsive leadership.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

What’s in it for me?

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• An opportunity to make a difference every single day.

Qualifications

What Does LBHH Require for this Role?

• Licensure: A valid State of Pennsylvania Medical CRNP License is required.
• Experience: Two years relevant clinical experience in a medical setting. Previous experience with behavioral health patients highly preferred.

What Happens Next?

After you apply online and submit your resume, a member of our HR team will review your qualifications and experience. If we are interested in scheduling an interview, our HR team will reach out to you. You may log back on to this website to check the status of your application at any time.

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