Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Full Time

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric services to clients during scheduled hours.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorder.
• Prescribe, recommend, and discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders following NYS Nurse Practice Act.
• Collaborate and educate guardians, relatives, and significant others on client’s conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
• Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical conditions and mental disorders.
• Timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
• Confer with professional staff and other agencies/providers regarding care and treatment for patients receiving psychiatric service.
• Participate in monthly interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Engage in collaborative agreement with partnering physician at Advantage Care Health Centers.
• Participate in behavioral health and integrated medicine team meetings.
• Compliance with social distancing, adherence to PPE, and infection protocols.

Requirements

• Nursing degree conferred by an accredited college or university required.
• Masters degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of post-certification experience as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
• New York State licensure required.
• Twenty-four (24) Continued Medical Education (CME) credits per credentialing cycle two- (2) years.
• Healthcare Provider CPR/AED Certification.

Qualifications

• Strong oral, written, and organizational skills required.
• Ability to independently and efficiently navigate EHR.
• National Provider Identifier.
• RNP - National Certification.
• Bi-lingual preferred (English/Spanish).