CLASS TITLE: CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIC NURSE SPECIALIST (URI)
CLASS DEFINITION
General Statement of Duties:
Under the general direction
of the Medical director and working in close collaboration with the Counseling
Center and psychiatric consultant, to be responsible for the evaluation and
treatment (including medication management and ordering of appropriate diagnostic
procedures) of a wide range of patients presenting to the clinic; to
participate in preventive mental health programs as a consultant and leader of
workshops; and to do related work as required.
Supervision Received:
Works under the direction of
the Medical Director, Health Services, with wide latitude for the exercise of
initiative and independent judgment; work is reviewed through periodic
conferences for adherence to accepted clinical practices and techniques, and
professional clinical psychiatric nursing standards and procedures.
Supervision Exercised:
As required, supervises
professional, technical and other support staff.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:
Under the general direction of the Medical
director and working in close collaboration with the Counseling Center and
psychiatric consultant, to be responsible for the evaluation and treatment
(including medication management and ordering of appropriate diagnostic
procedures) of a wide range of patients presenting to the clinic; to
participate in preventive mental health programs as a consultant and leader of
workshops.
To provide consultation and
emergency interventions with acute patient situations presenting at Health
Services.
To provide thorough psychiatric evaluations
including requesting appropriate laboratory and secondary consultations
whenever indicated.
Under the clinical supervision of the Medical
Director, and in accordance with agreed upon and documented clinical
guidelines,
to provide medication assessment, prescriptions, and
follow-up visits as authorized by the expanded role with RI Department of
Health registration and authorization to prescribe controlled substances.
To maintain appropriate and
confidential records of patients’ evaluations, treatment and disposition.
To maintain a collaborative
and consultative relationship with University clinical providers,
counselors/psychologists.
To promote and support
optimal functioning across the life span.
To collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
of health care professionals.
To provide community
consultations, workshop and classroom presentations.
To participate in quality improvement
activities related to psychosocial and mental health issues.
To do related work as required.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT:
Knowledges, Skills, and Capacities:
A thorough knowledge of adult
counseling and crisis intervention, including the prescribing and monitoring of
psychopharmacology; ability to utilize the medical equipment appropriate to
licensure; the ability to use personal computers, printers, work processing and
medical information systems; the ability to exercise considerable independent
judgment.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education: Such as may have been gained through: possession of a
Master’s Degree in Nursing with a certification as a clinical specialist in
psychiatric mental health nursing, authorized to practice in the expanded role
in the State of Rhode Island; and
Experience: Such as may have been gained through: one to two years
of experience practicing in the expanded role as a prescribing psychiatric
clinical nurse specialist.
Or,
any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent
to the above education and experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: At the time
of appointment, must possess a Registered Nurse’s License in the State of Rhode
Island and be authorized to practice in the expanded role as a clinical specialist
in psychiatric mental health nursing; must also possess current registration
numbers with the Rhode Island Department of Health and with the Drug
Enforcement Administration for prescribing medications.