Nurse Practitioner

Treatment Planning:

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans.
• Conduct individual psychotherapy for those with chronic or acute mental disorders.
• Prescribe psychotropic medications, including controlled substances, and educate patients on medication risks, benefits, and side effects.

Compliance & Documentation:

• Document patients’ medical and psychological histories, physical assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, and outcomes.
• Complete all patient visits and accurate documentation in the EHR.
• Practice in compliance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, national standards of care, and internal policies.

Patient Assessment & Diagnosis:

• Assess patients’ mental and physical status based on presenting symptoms and complaints.
• Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
• Distinguish between physiologically- and psychologically-based disorders and diagnose appropriately.