In fulfilling these duties, the incumbent performs the following duties independently: Participate in ongoing psychosocial assessment of the goals and needs of the patients; Assist in development and implementation of a transdisciplinary treatment plan in collaboration with the patients, mental health and substance use clinicians, and others at the patients request; Under the direction of the team lead and in consult with the team ARNP/psychiatrist, develop, revise, maintain, and supervise team psychopharmacologic and medical treatment including transcribing, administering, evaluating, and recording psychotropic medications prescribed by the team psychiatrist; Evaluate and chart psychotropic medication effectiveness, complications, and side effects; and arrange for required lab work according to protocol; Conduct regular assessments of therapeutic responses to prescribed psychotropic medications, and complications and side effects; Educate patients regarding psychotropic medications; Under the direction of the team ARNP/psychiatrist, organize and manage the system of getting medication to clients, including management of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and integrating medication administration tightly into patients ' individual service plans; In collaboration with the team ARNP/psychiatrist, coordinate, schedule, and administer medical assessments of patient physical health, making appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment, and coordinate psychiatric treatment with medical treatment; Ensure that treatment planning and interventions are patient centered, culturally competent and age appropriate. Provide mental health care with respect for patient's confidentiality, safety and self-determination; Utilize community and natural supports to supplement services, with the intent to better integrate the patients into their community, and to eventually graduate the patients from services when possible and clinically indicated; Initiate and/or facilitate admission to inpatient psychiatric treatment as needed; communicates with the attending psychiatrist and collaborates in the planning and implementation of treatment and discharge to the community.