Nurse Practitioner (Behavioral Health)

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is dedicated to delivering high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee embodies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

• 8am-6pm
• 37.5 Weekly Hours

Duties & Responsibilities

• Purpose of Position: Serves as a licensed, independent practitioner responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering and managing comprehensive psychiatric and mental health care services in a health care setting.
• Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provides continuous comprehensive psychiatric and mental health nursing care, including preventive and supportive health care services to psychiatric patients and their families.
• Manages acute and chronic mental health problems and coordinates health care for psychiatric patient population. Identifies and diagnoses illnesses and physical conditions, and implements therapeutic and corrective measures.
• Consistent with the established nursing practice, differentiates between normal and abnormal findings in the screening process to detect changes in health status that require physician’s intervention.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with community-based organizations and makes referrals to consulting physicians and/or other health care professionals and community agencies, as necessary.
• Evaluates and interprets patient data, in order to plan and implement appropriate nursing interventions.
• Consults with physicians and other health care practitioners in the evaluation of health screening findings to make prospective decisions about treatment that will best support improved outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Formulates differential diagnosis and the plan of care based on medical history, physical exams, nursing assessment and other pertinent information. Identifies health and medical risks and needs.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates patient plan of care. Determines effectiveness and modifies as per clinical standards and practice protocols, where needed, to achieve medical and health goals.
• Orders, conducts, and interprets diagnostic and laboratory tests. Identifies and may prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and therapies.
• Manages a patient session schedule allowing for both scheduled and non-emergent unscheduled visits; maintains a work schedule that ensures availability and continuity of care; ensures optimal availability and utilization of appropriate resources.
• Provides education, guidance, and direction to psychiatric nursing staff and other appropriate members of the health care team to ensure quality and safe medical and nursing care is provided.
• Provides education and counseling to psychiatric patients and their families regarding health status, treatment and progress, medication management, disease prevention and health promotion, records and maintains a system of relevant documentation.
• Performs other related duties, as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse issued by the New York State Department of Education (NYSED); and
• A current certification to practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner issued by the NYSED; and
• Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Additional Salary Compensation

• An annual education differential if you currently possess an appropriate degree in nursing or an allied health discipline from an accredited college or university, as listed below:
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Bachelors in allied health discipline = $900
• Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Masters in allied health discipline = $1,200
• Doctorate in Education, Nursing Practice or PhD in Nursing (DNP) = $2,500
• An annual certification differential of $1,878 if you currently hold an appropriate certification that is nationally recognized in the discipline or area of specialization for which you are employed.
• An annual nursing experience differential ranging from $1,097 up to $9,100 for up to 10 years of experience if you have outside nursing experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• An annual assignment differential ranging from $10,000 up to $25,000 if assigned to a Behavioral Health department AND regularly working evenings/nights

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

How To Apply

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