Laid out on a 78-acre campus, Larned State Hospital (LSH) is the largest psychiatric facility in the state serving the western two-thirds of Kansas with nearly 1,000 employees and the capacity to treat more than 450 patients daily, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. LSH is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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The Advanced Practical Registered Nurse – Psychiatry is a professional nurse who possesses the advanced knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide expert medical nursing care for LSH patients. This care is provided on the continuum of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, maintenance and rehabilitation. The purpose of this position is the direct application of advanced clinical nursing expertise to patients and families being managed at LSH. The nurse practitioner must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, have an understanding of medications and other therapeutic interventions, and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the established protocol.
Medical and Psychiatric Care
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Follows the progress of the patient, assessing the medical condition(s), evaluating the effectiveness of the prescribed regimen, and modifying treatment as indicated
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Orders laboratory tests and other diagnostic procedures
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Assesses the need for seclusion and restraint and takes responsibility for justifying such treatment
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Completes mental status examination as often as necessary.
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Maintains an assigned clinical caseload.
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Consults appropriately with supervisor or other LSH personnel who can provide expertise in special treatment problems, as well as making referrals to consultants as deemed appropriate
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Quality of patient care delivered is reviewed and evaluated on a regular basis by supervisor and subject to peer review process
- Participates in consultations with medical/psychiatric consultants, making adequate preparation and/or completing initial screening tests in order to provide adequate date for the consultant, and follows up as appropriate
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Participates in hospital-wide OD rotation
Clinical Responsibilities
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Carries out medical examinations for patients at the time of admission; makes an assessment and formulates the initial treatment plan along with the unit’s treatment team
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Prescribes initial treatment and diagnostic procedures
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Communicates with other involved staff members regarding patient’s needs
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Explains to the patients all prescriptions and procedures; including benefits and risks
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Provides consultations as requested
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Court testimony
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Work is reviewed on a regular basis by supervisor and subject to peer review process.
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Participate in morning meetings and treatment team meetings as needed
Patient Medical Record
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Documents the patient’s progress, and treatment prescribed in the patient records as required by accrediting agencies and LSH Policy
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Documents medical changes, noting changes in medication and justification for such
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Documents assessment of abnormal laboratory reports
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Documents justification for use of seclusion/restraint
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Documents condition of patient received from another unit
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Reviews and rewrites medication and treatment orders as needed to meet patient’s needs
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Timeliness and adequacy of the documentation is reviewed and evaluated at regular intervals by the supervisor
Meetings/Continuing Education/Training/Activities
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Attends and participates in treatment planning meetings and/or staffing and court hearings regarding assigned patients, as well as attending and participating in daily staff meetings as needed
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Attends and actively participates in Medical Staff Conferences, Department Meetings, and Quality Improvement Activities, and other committees or ad hoc committees as assigned.
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Attends and participates in Medical Staff Conferences and CMEs.
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Completes training as required by LSH.
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Maintains Licensure
- Requires an approved drug test approved by the Kansas Department of Administration unless the incumbent is moving from one safety-sensitive position to another safety-sensitive position within the same agency performing substantially similar duties.
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At the time of the appointment the selected employee must possess a Kansas license/temporary permit, or be given authority to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the Kansas State Board of Nursing.
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Successful completion of a Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner masters or doctorate program
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At the time of the appointment the selected employee must possess one of the following certifications: AANP, ANCC, NCC, PNCB-NCBPNPN, ONCC, AACNCC, NBCHPN at time of hire or obtain within six months of start date.
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CPI Certification within one month of employment and maintain certification throughout employment
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CPR/AED Certification within sixty-days of employment and maintain certification throughout employment
- Ability to pass a KBI background and pre-employment drug test.
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