FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Mid-Level Psychiatric Practitioner is responsible to the health center clinical director and works under the supervision of a physician on a day-to-day basis.
A. MEDICAL CARE
1. Direct Patient Care
a. Provide psychiatric and clinical care, treatment, and health education for patients within the scope of practice as defined by State law, supervising physician guidelines, and clinic protocols. Services may include evaluation and diagnosis, evaluation of progress, determination of risk to self and others; prescribes medication, monitors medication effects, and participates in establishing overall treatment plan. Treatment will emphasize continuity of care, health promotion, and disease prevention, and will include, but not be limited to health history, physical examination, acute and chronic care, and the prescribing and/or dispensing of required psychiatric therapeutics.
b. Document the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care through the use and maintenance of problem oriented medical records.
c. Perform or order laboratory tests as per clinic protocols and CLIA guidelines
d. Review laboratory test results and other medically related reports on a regular basis, following up on abnormal results.
e. Review and return patient phone calls as appropriate.
2. Referrals
a. Refer patients as appropriate and necessary for other specialty and/or supportive care and testing, or higher level of care.
b. Assure continuity of care for referred patients through consultation with other specialists, contributing to the patient treatment schedule and maintaining ongoing psychiatric review of patient care and progress.
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Mid-Level Psychiatric Practitioner is responsible to the health center clinical director and works under the supervision of a physician on a day-to-day basis.
A. MEDICAL CARE
1. Direct Patient Care
a. Provide psychiatric and clinical care, treatment, and health education for patients within the scope of practice as defined by State law, supervising physician guidelines, and clinic protocols. Services may include evaluation and diagnosis, evaluation of progress, determination of risk to self and others; prescribes medication, monitors medication effects, and participates in establishing overall treatment plan. Treatment will emphasize continuity of care, health promotion, and disease prevention, and will include, but not be limited to health history, physical examination, acute and chronic care, and the prescribing and/or dispensing of required psychiatric therapeutics.
b. Document the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care through the use and maintenance of problem oriented medical records.
c. Perform or order laboratory tests as per clinic protocols and CLIA guidelines
d. Review laboratory test results and other medically related reports on a regular basis, following up on abnormal results.
e. Review and return patient phone calls as appropriate.
2. Referrals
a. Refer patients as appropriate and necessary for other specialty and/or supportive care and testing, or higher level of care.
b. Assure continuity of care for referred patients through consultation with other specialists, contributing to the patient treatment schedule and maintaining ongoing psychiatric review of patient care and progress.