Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - ACT TEAM

Locations Available: Brooklyn and Harlem, NYC

Purpose

The Adult ACT program provides an integrated set of evidence‑based treatment, rehabilitation, case‑management and support services to adults residing in the community who are diagnosed with severe mental illness and whose needs have not been well met by more traditional service delivery approaches. Through a mobile, multi‑disciplinary team of staff, recipients are supported in their recovery through an individualized, person‑centered model of care.

Position Overview

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to provide treatment and support services to adults living in the community. Responsibilities include full behavioral health (including medical health) assessment, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, treatment planning, clinical treatment, and follow‑up planning. The practitioner participates in shared decision‑making with the client and team, makes in‑person visits with clients and their families/custodians/caregivers in homes and community settings, and collaborates closely with other service providers and systems. The role requires some evening availability and rotating on‑call coverage. In conjunction with the Director/Team Leader, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner has clinical responsibility for monitoring recipient treatment and staff delivery of clinical services.

Key Essential Functions

• Provide health/behavioral health assessment (including differential diagnoses, prognosis), treatment recommendations and treatment planning for clients across program types.
• Provide client education on mental health issues and recovery strategies; review patient progress and recommend discharge and after‑care planning.
• Prescribe psychotropic medication as appropriate for client care.
• Attend mandatory ACT trainings offered by CPI.
• Provide medication management for clients.
• Provide counseling, brief therapy, psychoeducation for clients and families as planned by the multi‑disciplinary treatment team.
• Attend daily team meetings and weekly one‑on‑one supervision.
• Monitor, evaluate and record client progress with respect to care‑plan goals.
• Provide on‑call after‑hour crisis intervention services to clients and their support network.
• Participate in case reviews and contribute to treatment‑planning goal setting.
• Provide consultations to non‑medical staff on complex cases.
• Develop and implement person‑centered care plans that include formal and informal supports.
• Communicate with health‑care providers outside the agency and interpret health results for client care planning.
• Engage clients and families as active partners in developing, reviewing, and modifying a course of care.
• Assess risk, develop safety plans, and provide crisis intervention services.
• Provide respite referrals and other diversion and stabilization services.
• Participate in 24/7 phone coverage rotation with other team members.
• Complete an initial assessment visit in the community and conduct required follow‑up visits, providing at least monthly services or as clinically indicated.
• Administer long‑acting injectable (LAI) medications as needed and oversee injection calendar monitoring with the RN.
• Order and review labs, manage prior authorizations, and follow up with pharmacies; perform blood draws as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

• Translate research and other forms of knowledge to improve practice processes and outcomes.
• Communicate practice knowledge effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Participate in agency quality improvement projects to ensure the best client outcomes.
• Create a climate of patient‑centered care that includes confidentiality, privacy, comfort, emotional support, mutual trust, and respect.
• Work in supervision with central psychiatry team and directors to improve practice.

Educational / Training Requirements

• Licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the State of New York.
• Current DEA registration for prescribing controlled substances.
• ANCC certification or pending application.
• NYS OPRA (Ordering/Prescribing/Referring/Attending) status approved or application pending.
• Health Commerce Account in place by the onset of employment (required to prescribe to Medicaid clients and to comply with NYS I‑STOP law).

Experience / Language Preference

Must be able to work as a team member with complex cases. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn electronic health records and other software as required.

Computer Skills

• Proficient with electronic health record systems.
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
• Comfortable and proficient using audio‑video platforms (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams).

Visual and Manual Dexterity

The work environment involves no physical risk or hazardous conditions. The majority of services are provided in the community, with less time spent in office‑based work. While the Jewish Board offices are ADA‑accessible, travel sites may or may not be accessible. The candidate must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment such as a laptop and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 pounds. The role routinely requires sitting (≈20 % of the time), standing (≈30 % of the time), and traveling to and from appointments using public or private transportation (≈50 % of the time). Frequent travel within the assigned borough is required; if a client relocates, the provider must continue services in the new borough until the case is transferred.