PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER- New Paltz

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.
• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands; frequently climb or balance and talk or hear; occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally lift/move up to 10 pounds; requires close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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

Qualifications

• 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. (