Brief Description

The position of nurse practitioner consists of providing advanced nursing care and treatment to patients. It is also consists of performing physical examinations, ordering diagnostic tests, developing treatment plans, and prescribing drugs or other therapies.

 

Qualifications: Must be licensed in the State of Mississippi as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Accepted or eligible to be accepted by all major insurances. Previous experience in a chemical dependency treatment or mental health setting preferred. Board certification is required. Employee must demonstrate ability to recognize consumers’ individual needs based on medical conditions, age (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged and geriatric), limitations and planned procedures. Good communication skills are necessary.

Brief Description

The Family Nurse Practitioner provides primary health care to individuals and families in all aspects and developmental stages of life. This includes the management of health problems and the promotion of optimal health.

Qualifications:

  The FNP is responsible for a wide range of duties. The position, first and foremost, requires competent and thorough clinical assessment. Beyond clinical assessment, the FNP position requires a focus on developing, implementing, and evaluating effective health strategies for patients in an effort to ensure that patients can fully utilize the health care resources available to them. The FNP should be diligent in their maintaining of accurate  records. Additionally, they should develop and maintain productive, professional relationships with Physicians and SLANP Health Center staff in order to facilitate good channels of communication.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provides medical care to all age groups with mental health disorders and/or chemical dependency disorders. The PMHNP also provides diagnostics and therapeutic psychiatric services to SLANP Health Center consumers, while making reasonable and sound psychological/psychiatric assessments and treatment plans. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing sound medical care, supporting, developing and/or applying the treatment/service plan, and facilitating compliance. Serves as a member of appropriate interdisciplinary treatment team.

Certification/Qualifications:

·         Valid Mississippi Nurse Practitioner license; board certified is required

·         Valid Mississippi RN license

·         Accepted or eligible to be accepted by all major insurances

·         Minimum of one-year experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

·         Current MS Driver’s license and clean DMV record

·         Experience and demonstrate understanding of substance abuse and mental health issues

·         Management experience

·         Experience and understanding of confidentiality laws and expectations

·         Well-organized and detailed-oriented

·         Excellent written, verbal, and telephone skills

·         Ability to handle a variety of tasks simultaneously with a problem-solving approach

·         Demonstrated sensitivity to and experience working with persons from diverse ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds. Additionally, sensitivity to issues of sexual orientation, gender identification, homelessness, and individuals with disabilities

·         Demonstrate ability to recognize consumers’ individual needs based on medical conditions, age (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged and geriatric), limitations, and planned procedures