PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER

About the Role

The Psychiatric Provider is responsible for diagnostic interviews, medication management, and therapy to patients, as well as consultation to physicians, social workers, and other staff members.

Responsibilities

• Conducts a structured clinical interview on all new patients.
• Provides comprehensive psychiatric care, including diagnostic interviews, medication, medication reviews, and therapy to patients.
• Documents all patient care in electronic medical record and closes all encounters within 24 hours.
• Participates in CQI projects and efforts for Psychiatry providers.
• Provides consultation to primary care providers and residents.
• Provides supervision and guidance to psychosocial staff members and students.
• Assists Director of Psychiatry with other administrative tasks as requested or required.
• Participates in regularly scheduled team meetings, weekly team meetings, and weekly case conference meetings as requested or required.
• Facilitates ongoing chart reviews to ensure quality indicators are met, including treatment plan reviews.
• Assists with quality assurance activities for the program, department, and agency as appropriate or required.
• Submits reports, as requested, and ensures compliance with funder requirements.
• Conducts educational sessions for mental health clinicians, social services staff, outside agencies, and primary care providers.

Requirements

• Psychiatrist (physician), psychiatric nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant.
• For Physicians: Board Certified (preferred) or Board Eligible in Psychiatry; M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) degree or a D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degree.
• For Nurse Practitioners: Master’s degree in nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) required; Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• For physicians: Board Certified/Eligible in Adult and/or Child Psychiatry; Current NY state medical license and DEA registration.
• For nurse practitioners: Current NY state medical license and DEA registration.

Skills

• Computer literacy with proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and the ability to handle multiple assignments at any time.
• Ability to generate, interpret, and analyze data from multiple sources.
• Basic computer and internet navigational skills.
• Computer literacy with Windows-based operating systems and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with electronic health records (EHR) technology preferred.
• Bilingual, English/Spanish preferred.

Physical/Environmental Conditions

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.