Job Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive psychiatric care in support of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) by providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnosing mental health conditions, developing individualized evidence-based treatment plans, prescribing and managing psychiatric medications, providing ongoing medication management, and responding to psychiatric crisis.
• Collaborates with counselors, medical providers, and other campus partners to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.
• Reviews medical and psychosocial histories, performing assessments as appropriate, interpreting clinical findings, prescribing psychopharmacologic treatment, monitoring treatment effectiveness, and maintaining accurate, timely and compliant documentation in accordance with institutional, legal and professional standards.
• Maintains comprehensive patient records, including medical histories, treatment plans, and required health documentation.

General Responsibilities

• Elicits, records, and interprets a complete health history. Performs, records, and interprets a complete physical examination.
• Selects and orders appropriate tests and procedures necessary to augment physical findings and distinguish between normal and abnormal findings. Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as necessary and appropriate for the care of the patient.
• Collaborates with the attending physician, social worker, staff nurses, private physicians, sub-specialists, other appropriate health team members to plan and coordinate care and follow-up of pediatric patients with suspected maltreatment.
• Collaborates, communicates and coordinates with child protection services, law enforcement, and prosecutors to help educate and inform them in the patient's condition and medical care plan.
• Participates in psychosocial management of patients and families.
• Takes an active role in the performance of clinical research.
• Takes an active role in the development and performance of community outreach.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Master's degree in nursing or completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of nursing experience.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Registered Nurse issued by the state of Indiana upon date of hire.
• National nurse practitioner license.
• Prescriptive authority within 90 days of hire.
• DEA license and liability insurance within 90 days of hire.

SKILLS

Required

• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Demonstrates problem solving skills.
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities.
• Possesses strong technical aptitude.
• Ability to work safely and efficiently.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires sedentary work as well as extended durations of moving about the workplace. It requires the ability to move objects and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, and the ability to discern between various objects and devices and to position patients. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .

Job Classification

Career Level: Expert

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Health Services

Job Family: Nursing

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This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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