Prisma Health

Nonprofit hospital network delivering comprehensive care

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Psychiatry Child & Adolescent

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Part-timeGreenville, SC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A master's degree in Nursing or Nurse Practitioner, or an equivalent degree emphasis or program certificate, is required. Post-graduate education and/or certification in Psychiatry is also required.
Required certifications and licenses include South Carolina Official Recognition Nurse Practitioner (NLNP), South Carolina prescriptive authority and nursing license, a South Carolina controlled substance license, and a federal DEA license.
One year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner is required, unless substituted under the stated equivalency provision.
Basic computer skills are required.
Knowledge of office equipment, including fax machines and copiers, is required.
Mathematical skills are required.
Patient equipment skills, including use of vitals equipment, suction, and defibrillator, are required.
Team members employed in this job before July 1, 2020 are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements. Team members must be certification eligible and obtain required certifications within one year.

Responsibilities

Diagnose patient conditions and their causes by interviewing patients about symptoms and complaints and determining whether psychiatric disorders have physiological or emotional bases.
Screen patients for physical illness and assess potential explanations for psychiatric illness, including developmental issues, family dysfunction, genetics, neurological trauma, and social or cultural problems. Assess mental illness risk factors and broader wellness.
Provide therapies to patients and conduct individual, group, or family counseling sessions. Write prescriptions for psychotropic medications under psychiatrist supervision and when state regulations allow.
Monitor medication use and document treatment results. Intervene with therapy or medication for patients experiencing a mental crisis and provide case management.
Evaluate patient progress, report results to the treatment team, and work with other medical professionals to evaluate or change treatment plans.
Educate staff and patients' families about mental illness, treatment, and prevention.
Participate in operational assessments to identify revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies, and billing opportunities.
Participate in professional activities and, as applicable, conduct research, evaluate outcomes, or provide peer review for scholarly publications.

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Job Summary

Provides care to a specific patient population within the guidelines of written protocols. Follows established nursing standards, procedures, and practices.

Accountabilities
Diagnoses patient conditions and their causes. Interviews patients about symptoms and complaints, and determines if a psychiatric disorder has a physiological or emotional basis. 20%
Screens patients for physical illness and analyzes explanations for psychiatric illness, such as developmental issues, family dysfunction, genetics, neurological trauma or social or cultural problems. Assesses risk factors for mental illness and broader wellness evaluations. 20%
Provides a range of therapies to patients. Conducts individual, group or family counseling sessions. Writes prescriptions for psychotropic medications under the supervision of psychiatrists and when state regulations allow. - 15%
For patients on medications, monitors the use and documents treatment results. For patients experiencing a mental crisis, may intervene with therapy or medication. Responsible for case management. - 15%
Evaluates patient progress and reports results to the treatment team. Works with other medical professionals to evaluate or change treatment plans. - 10%
Educates staff and patients’ families about mental illness, treatment and prevention. - 10%
Participates in operational assessments in search of revenue enhancement, expense reductions, consolidation efficiencies and billing opportunities. - 5%
Participates in professional activities. Also, may conduct research, evaluate outcomes or provide peer review for scholarly publications. - 5%

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

Master's Degree - Nursing; Nurse Practitioner; Degree Emphasis or Program Certificate equivalent. Also must have post-graduate education and/or certification in Psychiatry.

Required Certifications, Registries, Licenses

10 years of Psychiatry Staff Nursing experience will be considered an equivalent substitution for post graduate education and/or certifications in Psychiatry and 1 year as a Nurse Practitioner

South Carolina Official Recognition Nurse Practitioner - NLNP

Prescriptive Authority South Carolina Nursing License

South Carolina Controlled Substance license; Federal DEA license

Optional

In lieu of the experience and/or educational requirements indicated above a combination of education, training, and/or experience will be considered an equivalent substitution: 10 years of Psychiatry Staff Nursing experience will be considered an equivalent substitution for post graduate education and/or certifications in Psychiatry and 1 year as a Nurse Practitioner

Other Required Skills and Experience

Basic Computer Skills

Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier)

Mathematical Skills

Other: Patient Equip( Vitals, Suction, Defib)

Additional In Lieu of Statement

Team members employed in this job prior to July 1, 2020 are grandfathered under prior educational and experience requirements. In addition, team members must be certification eligible and will have one year to obtain required certification(s).

Work Shift

Split (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Psychiatry PB

Department

Psychiatry PB-Practice Operations

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About the Company

Prisma Health

Nonprofit hospital network delivering comprehensive care

Prisma Health is a private, non-profit health system in South Carolina formed in 2017 by merging Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health. It runs a network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty centers across the Midlands and Upstate, offering services from primary care to cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and women’s health, plus a Level I trauma center and a children’s hospital. Revenue comes from patient services, insurance reimbursements, and government programs, with any surplus reinvested into new facilities, programs, and services. Its goal is to improve community health by providing integrated care at scale and supporting education and research through academic affiliations.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Greenville, SC
Founded: 2017

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