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About the Role
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric assessments, medical assessment, and treatment to ACT recipients as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This role involves clinical oversight of recipient diagnosis, services, and treatment, including supervision of medication administration.
Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric assessment, medical assessment, and treatment to ACT recipients using a recovery-oriented and person-centered approach.
- Deliver direct, face-to-face and/or collateral services to recipients in the community, office, or as directed.
- Collaborate with the Team Leader and Nurse to monitor recipients' psychiatric conditions and medication delivery, observing non-psychiatric conditions.
- Perform initial and periodic psychiatric evaluations.
- Assess the need for and prescribe/monitor psychotropic medications, including reviewing lab work.
- Provide overall supervision of medication administration procedures.
- Identify behaviors that interfere with treatment and recovery, and conduct suicide and violence risk assessments.
- Participate with recipients to develop, implement, evaluate, and modify person-centered goals.
- Attend daily ACT team meetings and regular treatment team meetings or case conferences.
- Act as a role model and mentor, contributing to staff training and professional development.
- Actively participate in the daily communication log.
- Stay informed of changes in recipients' clinical status or life stressors.
- Provide clinical oversight and collaborate with team members to assess recipient needs and determine best practices.
- Promote positive relationships with internal staff and external providers to ensure continuity of care.
- Create and foster inclusive and diverse external partnerships to support ACT recipients.
- Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team in all job duties.
- Foster and model principles of the ACT model (recovery, person-centered, cultural humility, continuous monitoring, engagement, accessibility).
- Participate in and follow treatment requirements mandated under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program, including documentation.
- Complete all required documentation, including psychiatric evaluations, progress notes, prior authorizations, incident reports, and disability applications.
- Participate in the agency Incident Management Program as needed (after normal business hours).
- Participate in Special Needs reviews as needed or directed by Quality Management.
- Provide guidance and ongoing education/training to staff members to foster an inclusive environment and demonstrate DEI concepts.
- Recognize emergency situations and take appropriate action.
- Provide integrated treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to ACT recipients.
- Establish evidence-based practices to reduce hospitalizations and homelessness.
- Serve as a liaison and attend meetings with external entities.
- Complete training modules in the Center for Practice Innovation's Learning Management System (CPI) for ACT Core trainings and demonstrate basic core competencies.
- Observe the Rights of Recipients as defined in the ACT Program Guidelines.
- Submit all required documentation and reports by due dates according to SAILs Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure inter and intra-agency communication takes place.
- Complete heavy workload and all required documentation within established timeframes.
- Participate in supervision with the Team Leader and/or Program Director as requested.
- Accept and follow through on any other task or duty as assigned or required.
Requirements
- Educated and licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by the New York State Education Department.
- At least three years post-license experience providing assessment and treatment to individuals with mental illness.
- Supervisory experience necessary.
- Experience as a treatment team member preferred.
- Demonstrates organizational and communication skills for effective interaction with agency staff, consumers/clients/families, and the community.
- Critical thinking and sound judgment skills are necessary.
- Computer/office equipment usage.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Skills
- Psychiatric assessment
- Medical assessment
- Treatment planning
- Medication management
- Risk assessment (suicide, violence)
- Person-centered approach
- Recovery-oriented approach
- Cultural humility
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Organizational skills
- Critical thinking
- Judgment
- Computer proficiency
Location
- Community (off-site)
- Office
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-call assistance after normal business hours
Experience Level
- 3+ years post-license experience
- Supervisory experience
Education Level
- Licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by the New York State Education Department
About the Company
- Operates under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) program.
- Adheres to NYSOMH ACT Guidelines and SAILs online mandatory training modules.
- Utilizes the Center for Practice Innovation's Learning Management System (CPI).