Conducts comprehensive psychiatric assessments, demonstrating a high level of autonomy and Conducts comprehensive psychiatric assessments, demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in the diagnosis and treatment of complex responses of individuals requiring expert skill in the diagnosis and treatment of complex responses of individuals requiring inpatient psychiatric care and treatment of co-occurring substance abuse issues. Formulates inpatient psychiatric care and treatment of co-occurring substance abuse issues. Formulates clinical decisions to manage acute and chronic illnesses and promote wellness. Integrates clinical decisions to manage acute and chronic illnesses and promote wellness. Integrates education, research and management, leadership and consultation into clinical role and education, research and management, leadership and consultation into clinical role and functions in collegial relationships with nursing peers, physicians, professionals and others who functions in collegial relationships with nursing peers, physicians, professionals and others who influence the health care environment. Provides health care in accordance with standards of influence the health care environment. Provides health care in accordance with standards of practice as outlined by the American Nurses Association. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible practice as outlined by the American Nurses Association.

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the delivery of comprehensive, clinically effective psychiatric care to adults. for the delivery of comprehensive, clinically effective psychiatric care to adults. The Nurse Practitioner responsible for admitting, patient care, and discharge of patients The Nurse Practitioner responsible for admitting, patient care, and discharge of patients admitted to the unit as outlined herein and within the scope the medical staff bylaws. admitted to the unit as outlined herein and within the scope the medical staff bylaws.