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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Job Code:2024-FORR-NURSEPRAC-04.19
County:Forrest
City:Hattiesburg
FT/PT Status:Regular Full Time
Education:Medical Degree
  

Summary:
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is currently seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for their PACT outpatient program for Forrest and Lamar Counties, MS. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides both general and special outpatient nursing services for individuals with serious mental illness including medication dispensing and monitoring, medication skills training, giving injections, working with pharmacies. This position works with the client, other professional medical providers, and clinicians to establish culturally competent service plans and treatment services. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works outside of a “4-wall” model to integrate a variety of disciplines and community services for the benefit of the patient. 


For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt.  Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities.  Our eighteen county service area includes Amite, Franklin, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties. 

Requirements:
  • Must be a certified family psychiatric nurse practitioner in the state of Mississippi
  • Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record preferred
  • Personal transportation needed to provide services in assigned counties during the month
  • Experience in psychiatric nursing preferred
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    Responsibilities:
  • Provides follow-up medication evaluations and monitoring of adults with serious mental illness and child/adolescents with serious emotional disorders.
  • Provides general psycho-therapeutic nursing and educational interventions to clientele.
  • Monitors consumers receiving medications.
  • Provides emergency services as needed.
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