Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistant

?? Provide services to clients in the forms of psychiatric evaluations, psychiatric consultations, treatment planning, medication administration/adjustments, mental status assessments, supportive therapy, and crisis intervention. ?? Prescribe, and/or direct psychotherapeutic treatments or medication to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. ?? Monitor effects of psychotropic medications on clients. ?? Document all relevant information regarding the client in the medical record including, but not limited to, evaluations, prescriptions written, mental status assessment, treatment plans, etc., in accordance with the standard procedure for documentation. ?? Educate clients as to the nature of their illness and the importance of proper medication use. ?? Counsel patients during appointments as needed. ?? Design individualized medication treatment plans, using a variety of treatments. ?? Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for patients to provide information on mental disorder and substance abuse disorder. ?? Advise and inform guardians, relatives, and significant others of patient's conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate. ?? Coordinate patient care by interacting with clients primary care provider and case management services as needed. ?? Maintains patient confidentiality consistent with current HIPAA regulations and WI and Federal regulations regarding mental health and substance abuse treatment ?? Counsel patients during appointments as needed. ?? Design individualized medication treatment plans, using a variety of treatments. ?? Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for patients to provide information on prescribed medications for mental disorder and substance abuse disorder. ?? Advise and inform guardians, relatives, and significant others of patient's conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.