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About the Role
This is a direct service position requiring specific knowledge of mental health, and skills in crisis intervention and stabilization. As part of the ACT, you must be willing to go out into the community to provide services. This position requires the desire to work as part of a team.
Responsibilities
- Participate in morning meetings and staff meetings.
- Evaluate need for psychotropic medication; prescribe medications as needed, educate clients and relatives about these medications and their effects, review and adjust dose level as needed, and document all medications in consumer’s electronic chart.
- Complete psychiatric evaluations and updates.
- Conduct visits in the community in accordance with NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) licensing standards.
- Coordinate consumer access to medications with the RN and LPN nurses including administering injectable medications when needed.
- Order routine blood work and/or toxicology testing as needed.
Requirements
- Master's degree in advanced nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
- Current license in NYS as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
- NYS license as a Registered Nurse.
- Enrolled in NYS Medicaid.
- Enrolled in PECOS, preferred.
- Minimum of three (3) years working with people with serious mental health conditions, co-occurring substance use disorders, and homelessness.
Skills
- Mental health knowledge
- Crisis intervention
- Stabilization skills
Location
- Jamaica, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
- Community-based services
Experience Level
- Minimum of three (3) years
Education Level
- Graduate Degree
- Master's degree in advanced nursing
- NYS license as a Registered Nurse
Salary/Compensations
- $173,349.00 - $194,364.15