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About the Role
Family Service League is seeking a part-time hourly Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program. This role involves assessing and diagnosing clients' mental health, developing care plans, and providing ongoing community-based care including home visits, vital sign checks, and medication administration. Travel is required.
Responsibilities
- Prescribe and revise medical regimens according to collaborative practice agreements and protocols.
- Administer and monitor medications, including injectable medications.
- Provide medical assessments and vitals for consumers in the community.
- Conduct health assessments of adults with potential acute and/or chronic health problems.
- Initiate referrals to specialty services and foster continuity of care.
- Initiate selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, and consultation and laboratory examinations.
- Provide patient/family education and counseling in health promotion, maintenance, and disease prevention.
- Participate in team meetings and conferences for an interdisciplinary approach to primary health care.
- Serve as liaison between patient and community, and act as a health care advocate.
- Identify quality improvement issues and document standards of care and practice.
- Maintain a current level of knowledge relative to professional practice.
- Act as a resource to staff and implement educational programs.
- Participate in the evaluation of the cost effectiveness of services provided.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Nurse Practitioner degree and license required.
- State licensure and DEA credentials required.
- A minimum of 3 years of prior prescribing experience is required.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office required.
- Experience with an EMR is preferred.
- Excellent time management, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills required.
- Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team in providing treatment to persistent, severe mentally ill population required.
- Valid and clean NYS Driver’s License required.
- This position requires sitting for long periods of time and travelling to conduct home visits.
Skills
- Psychiatric prescribing experience
- Computer skills
- Microsoft Office
- EMR experience
- Time management
- Interpersonal skills
- Verbal communication skills
- Written communication skills
Location
- Community-based
Work Type
- Part-time
- Hourly
- Flexible schedule
Experience Level
- 3 years of prior prescribing experience
Education Level
- Nurse Practitioner degree
Salary/Compensations
- $2,000 Sign-On Bonus!
About the Company
- Established in 1926, Family Service League is a social services agency transforming lives and communities through mental health, addiction, housing, and essential human services with more than 60 social service programs in over 20 locations.