Central State Hospital (CSH) is located in Milledgeville, the lake country of central Georgia and is Georgia’s antebellum capital.  CSH is approximately 2 hours from Atlanta, 2 hours and 30 minutes from Savannah and 1 hour and 45 minutes from Augusta.  

Central State Hospital (CSH) is currently seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. CSH is the home of Georgia’s maximum secure forensic hospital, operated in the Payton B. Cook building in Milledgeville. With 180 beds, the hospital serves individuals who are referred by the criminal justice system for pre-trial psychiatric evaluation and/or inpatient treatment; those who have been found not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of commission of a crime or mentally incompetent to stand trial; and those who are admitted on hold orders from jails for psychiatric evaluation, treatment and stabilization.  Central State Hospital is the premier Forensic Hospital operated by Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD).

Job Description

Under the supervision of a physician, provide medical care to inpatients, including physical examination, assessment & evaluation, counseling, referral patients to specialists, and may, in some cases, prescribe medication.
 
Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments

• Examine clients to obtain information about physical and/or mental health

• Assists with developing comprehensive treatment plans of care (incorporating physical & MH needs)

• Recommend appropriate therapies and counsel mental health clients

• Assist psychiatrist with the clinical management of clients on the psychiatrist’s treatment team

• Maintain a caseload of 12+ clients

• Ensure QA measures are met and maintained and participate as a member for PI initiatives

• Vacation
• 15 days each year up to 5 years of service
• 18 days each year from 5-10 years of service
• 21 days each year for 10 + years of service
• Sick Leave – accrual at a rate of 10 hours per month (15 days each year)
• Holidays – the state of Georgia recognizes 12 paid holidays
• Retirement
• 401(k) plan with a matching employer contribution
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan
• Available Insurance
• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Legal
• Disability
• Healthcare & Childcare spending accounts
• Life & dependent life insurance

About Milledgeville
 

Milledgeville is within driving distance of the Atlantic Ocean; the Smokey Mountains; Atlanta or Savannah, Georgia.  Information about Milledgeville can be found at this Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milledgeville,_Georgia