UK HealthCare
Lexington, KY
The Psychiatry Empath on-call APP functioning within the acute care psychiatric hospital emergency room setting works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team and functions as an integral member of the psychiatry department medical management team. It is within the psychiatry emergency department where the APP manages the care aspects of the assigned patient’s stay from admission to discharge or transfer and also may play a role in the admissions process at ESH . The APP has a strong foundation in evidenced-based practice and education and has a responsibility for ensuring an environment of safe quality care. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professionalism as it relates to interpersonal and general communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation.
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