SUMMARY: Under the general supervision of the Chief of Psychiatry, responsibilities include providing consultation/liaison services to hospital inpatients, evaluating need for and providing psychotherapy for individual, group or family and performs psychiatric evaluations. Develops treatment plans for patients, including medication evaluations. Plans, develops and implements in-service education for nursing personnel as well as interns and residents. All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age specific needs of the patients. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides psychiatric evaluations for hospital inpatients, including diagnosis, recommendations for further treatment and/or medication management.Provides follow up with feedback to attending psychiatrists concerning responses to and side effects developed from psychotropic medications prescribed.Evaluates and arranges for transfer of patient’s to psychiatric facilities as needed. Interfaces with attending physicians and other health care providers in coordination of care of hospital inpatients. Evaluates need and provides psychotherapy including individual, group and/or family. Regularly communicates with other members of the Department of Psychiatry.Plans, develops and implements in-service education programs for other Hospital Departments as requested.Assists in the education of trainees assigned to gero-psychiatric services – medical and psychiatric residents, medical students and nursing students.Assists in the development of evaluation and research programs as they develop.Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with established hospital department policies, procedures and objectives.Performs other related duties as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursingorlicensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.BASIC KNOWLEDGE:MSN required.

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EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type

S-M 7:00am-7:00am

Work Shift

Variable

Daily Hours

Per Diem - As required

Driving Required

No