Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Lakeside Behavioral Health System provides an excellent opportunity for those seeking to be part of a team-oriented and compassionate organization. Our staff tell us that our team is their number one reason for working at Lakeside, although the satisfaction of working to heal our patients gives our work profound meaning.

Since 1969, Lakeside has been the premier provider of specialized behavioral health and addictive disease services in the Memphis and Mid-South region. The 365-bed facility is one of the largest free-standing psychiatric hospital in the United States. We are located on a serene 37-acre campus in northeast Shelby County, serving as the setting for the treatment for children, adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors. Lakeside’s comprehensive programs treat disorders such as bipolar disorder, psychological trauma, depression and anxiety, mental illnesses and addictive disease disorders such as alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse.

Job Description

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides professional care to both Child and Adolescent and Adult populations. Working under the supervision of a Lakeside psychiatrist, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner completes psychiatric evaluations within 24 hours as assigned by the attending physician. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner rounds regularly on patients as assigned, creating proper documentation for the patient file. This position may regularly take call on nights and weekends to provide orders for patient care.

Job Requirements

Education: Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program.

Experience: One-year prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing preferred.

Licensure/Certification: Licensure and registration by the Tennessee board. Current DEA Certification.

Other: Must maintain appropriate clinical privileges commensurate with the NP specialty and license scope. Maintains an appropriate collaborative or similar agreement with a Lakeside supervising physician in accordance with State law.

Knowledge: Must possess knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management and CPR training.

For more information, please visit our website at: www.lakesidebhs.com.

Lakeside is part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

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All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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