Advanced Practice RN Per Diem

The Urgent Crisis Center (UCC) is a walk-in, police or ambulance psychiatric crisis stabilization program designed to triage, stabilize, and assess youth who are experiencing psychiatric crisis, and then link the youth/family to a lower level of care within the community. This is a fast-paced environment that operates 24/7, 365 days of the year.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)/Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)/Physician Assistant is responsible for direct services with children, adolescents and their families including but not limited to evaluation/assessment; medication therapies and medical management; psychotherapy and counseling; parent/consumer education; record keeping; collaboration with other professionals, team members as well as related community services. They carry a cell phone to remain accessible by telephone during non-office hours to respond to the medical needs of Wellmore, Inc. clients, as assigned by the Associate Medical Director of the UCC.

The medical provider will work in a multi-disciplinary team in the assessment, treatment, and discharge of children who are cared for in the psychiatric Urgent Crisis Care Center. All staff are required to work their assigned schedule but may be asked to shift/alter in response to high flow workflow time periods. All medical providers work a minimum of 2 agency observed holidays each calendar year.