NURSE PRACTITIONER

Responsibilities Actively serves as a key member of the organizations core management team, ensuring effective management of medical/psychiatric operations to support delivery of quality behavioral health care and service to children, adolescents and adults in acute care, parital and outpatient treatment programs. Responsible for providing comprehensive, direct services to adult, adolescent, and child psychiatric patients (ages ranging 3 years and up) and their families including assessment of psychiatric functioning and pharmacological interventions in and inpatient, partial hospital and outpatient setting. Responsible for providing psycho-diagnostic interviews to children, adolescents and adults, including their families. Seeks appropriate supervision and consultation with collaborating physicians to review cases and treatment. Oriented and educated in gender, cultural differences, and age appropriate care for the assigned department. Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Education: Master's Degreen in Nursing; Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program Experience: A minimum of three years of experience working within an inpatient psychiatric hospital with children, adolescents and adults as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Licensure/Certification: IL Nurse Practitioner License