La Salle University Work Values

Daily Duties at La Salle University:

Provide education to undergraduate nursing students via lecture and clinical supervision. Teaching the science of nursing that cares for people with mental illness or mental distress , such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety , insomnia, PTSD and dementia. Education related to establishing a therapeutic alliance, dealing with challenging behavior and the management of psychoactive medications. Advocating for those least likely to advocate for themselves.

What they like about La Salle University:

Organizations with strong, centralized leadership are particularly attractive to you. You require a work environment with leadership that aggressively seeks to expand and grow the business and does so in a visible and decisive manner. In general you prefer to work in an environment in which there is a strong link between leadership, its actions, and a strong set of company-wide values.

Tags

Prescriptive Authority, Consultant Adult Psychiatric/ Mental Health, Dementia, Acute and chronic psychiatric and mental health, Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR), Capacity Evaluation, Psychopharmacology, Diagnoses Psychiatric Disorders, Teaching and Coaching, Therapeutic Communication, DSM- IV-TR, Collaboration with Treatment Team

Skills

Diagnosis of mental health issues using the DSM IV-TR, Psychophamacotherapy, Prescriptive Authority , Ordering laboratory studies to provide safety and monitoring of psychotropic medications, OBRA REGULATIONS: use of guidelines for the use of psychotropic medications in the Long Term Care setting, Capacity Evaluation: Evaluate for capacity to make medical, financial and end of life decisions, Long Term Care Behavioral Health Specialist for clients ages 20-100 with acute and chronic medical comorbidities, Non-pharmacologic Behavioral Health Management, Collaboration with Primary Care Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, Education: of the Nursing Staff related to appropriate documentation of Mental Health issues to meet OBRA Regulations, Psychiatric Hospitalization: Admit clients at risk of self harm and/or harm to others for inpatient treatment, Monitoring new and long term clients on a continuing basis for safety and appropriate treatment of Mental Health Issues., Behavioral Health Management Specialist in Long Term Care Settings for clients ranging in ages from 20-100 years of age, Initial evaluation of acute and chronic behvioral health issues, Diagnosis of mental health issues using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV- TR, Prescriptive Authority

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