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Northwestern Memorial Hospital, located in the heart of Chicago, currently has a wonderful position for an experienced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.  This is a salaried position and includes benefits.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Advanced Practice Nurse reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

A Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse is a registered nurse (RN) and therefore, can perform all duties that are considered routine duties of a RN.  In addition, a Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse holds a masters or doctoral degree in a specialized area of nursing.  The Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse functions autonomously and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective advanced nursing care to patients, manage health care systems and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research and theory-based practice.

RESPONSABILITIES

Essential Functions and How They Are Accomplished

• Demonstrates clinical expertise and expanded knowledge through patient care activities which may include diagnosis and management of a wide range of health problems
• Responsible for health outcome of an assigned patient population
• Confers with collaborating physician in area of clinical expertise
• Consults with other professionals in areas of clinical expertise
• Develops appropriate educational systems for patients, families and staff in areas of expertise
• Mentors staff/students in aspects of advanced nursing practice and patient care
• Actively participates in research pertinent to area of expertise

Specific Clinical Performance Standards

• Conducts comprehensive appraisals of patients’ health status by taking health histories and performing physical examinations in specialty area.
• Provides primary prevention strategies and management of stable health problems.
• Provides specialty care to assigned patients that may include both stable and unstable chronic health problems.
• Establishes diagnoses for common short-term or chronic health conditions.
• Prescribes medications, diet, supplies, prosthetic devices and other home health aids or medication according to clinical privileges.  Temporary practice (license pending) does not include prescriptive authority.
  • Orders and follows-up appropriate laboratory tests, x-rays, EKG's and diagnostic procedures

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Masters degree from an accredited school/college of nursing and APN-Psychiatry

Desired

• Two years clinical experience in Psychiatry

Please submit your resume online at www.nmh.org and reference:

EJP20120410-69420     Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Psychiatry

You may also contact:

Karen S. Gillett, RN

Senior Recruiter

312-926-7792

kgillett@nmh.org