ARNP-Psych - Fort Lauderdale, United States - Legacy Healing Detox LLC

Description

• Provide diagnostic psychiatric evaluation and ongoing psychiatric medication management, under supervision of the Medical Director.
• Provide psychiatric case management support to Clinical, Psychology, and Neurocognitive team members.
• Initiate requests for laboratory studies as needed. Identify normal and abnormal findings, interpret, and initiate medication alterations or follow-up treatment as indicated.
• Conduct patient psychiatric/medical teaching consistent with Legacy's program description and approved policies and procedures.
• Prescribe, monitor, and teach patients the use of medications according to approved medication regimens and protocols.
• Initiate appropriate evaluation and emergency management for all psychiatric emergency situations.
• Provide coverage as assigned by Medical Director for physical medicine needs, including but not limited to History & Physical assessments, sick visits, and self-injurious behavior and blind weight checks.
• Complete patient exit interviews based upon facility protocols.
• Attend department meetings and trainings as directed by the Medical Director.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned by the Medical Director.
• Initiate and maintain timely, accurate documentation of all services rendered