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About the Role
The Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry provides medical and psychiatric care, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for mental health patients. This role involves developing treatment plans, managing psychotropic medications, and performing a wide range of mental health services. Advanced training and education in psychiatric care are required, with options to specialize in Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, or Co-Occurring conditions.
Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric care through diagnosis, clinical judgment, and management to restore, maintain, and improve mental health status.
- Perform assessment of physical, emotional, and developmental status of the individual and family.
- Analyze health behavior related to personality, life style, and culture.
- Prescribe treatment for health problems as defined by nurse practitioner act.
- Provide counseling and client advocacy.
- Provide health education to clients, clinic staff, and community organizations.
- Perform assessment of the environmental status of the community and its impact on health.
- Obtain patient histories and develop patient care charts, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
- Initiate medical or nursing orders; interpret nursing and clinical assessments; implement advancements in patient care.
- Supervise and/or coordinate the activities of patient care and/or support staff as assigned.
- Review, evaluate and document client response to care; assess client's medical/nursing educational needs and provide both formal and informal teaching.
- Effectively involve client, family and significant others in plan of care.
- Work in collaboration and/or coordination with other health-care providers within community agencies to provide comprehensive client care.
- Support the efforts of staff to assess and triage patients for levels of psychological functioning and risk, determine need for referral to Psychiatrist or another agency, and assist with psychological diagnosis and management.
- Participate in Quality Improvement and Utilization Management programs and activities.
- Participate in program planning, development, implementation and evaluation relating to specific job, agency, and program functions.
- Participate in a continuing education program designed by the Psychiatrist/Medical Director.
- Participate in staff meetings, conferences, and in-service training and continuing education.
- Participate in recruitment, interviewing and performance evaluations of clinical personnel.
- Perform administrative duties, including community outreach and education, staffing, attending behavioral health meetings, acting as intermediary between other agencies, and goal setting/monitoring of progress.
- Participate in peer review.
- Maintain standards of care as described in Principles of Practice, protocols, and Scope of Practice as approved by the State of New York Board of Nursing and the American Medical Association.
- May participate in planning programs and in developing specific health policies and procedures.
- Practice safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods.
- Perform other related functions as required for agency operations.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Successful completion of an accredited Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) program with emphasis in psychiatric care.
- Licensure as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP).
- Registered by the New York State Board of Nursing.
- Experience working with clients age 13+ (Preferred).
Skills
- Psychotropic medications and dosage proficiency
- Mental health services
- Medical histories
- Medication management
- Ongoing care management
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-Time
- On Call
Experience Level
- Advanced
Education Level
- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
Benefits
- $15,000 sign on bonus for direct hire (non-recruiter sourced) candidates paid out over 4 quarters.
- Up to $10,000 in relocation expenses reimbursed with receipts.