Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner ACT Team
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner ACT Team
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$ 115 - 135
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Organization Overview:The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are wellestablished Manhattan communitybased agencies that support services to approximately 30000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York Citys leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children youth and families homeless individuals and older adults throughout Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families.
Program Description:The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team is a unique and nontraditional licensed outpatient psychiatric clinic for individuals who have demonstrated a high service need with multiple hospitalizations emergency room visits and difficulty maintaining stability in the community. ACT is a nationally recognized model and an evidencebased practice. The ACT Team serves the Upper West Side Harlem Washington Heights and Inwood.
Position Summary: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for delivering direct and comprehensive psychiatric care for the ACT team clients which includes prescribing medications and completing psychiatric evaluations.
Schedule: 14 hours/week. Flexible.
Hourly Rate: $115.00 $135.00
Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position. The salaryoffer will be basedonthe candidates number of years experience in the exact orcomparableposition and additional preferred qualifications will be taken into account.
Roles Responsibilities and Essential Duties
1 Psychiatric
Provide psychiatric treatment to 34 clients
Conduct monthly psychiatric sessions with each client
Prescribe medication when appropriate
Complete psychiatric evaluations as needed
Assess psychiatric and medical status of clients
Complete required paperwork following program guidelines
Communicate with clients families about their needs and progress
Serve as liaison to other service providers
Visit clients in residential facilities on the street and in other locations
Be available by telephone after hours an on weekends to assist the team with urgent client interventions
2 Medication management
Communicate with RN Pharmacies and Insurance carriers about client prescriptions
Document client medications
3 Participate as an ACT team member
Attend staff meetings case conferences and training programs to upgrade skills and knowledge
Attend supervision meetings to review client progress and case management strategies
Work collaboratively with ACT team staff in a team case management model.
4 Other duties as required
Qualifications/Educational Requirements
Licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by the NYS Education Department
Experience working with the seriously and persistently mentally ill population
Drivers License preferred
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Flexible and team oriented
Creative enthusiastic and skilled in working with hard to engage clients
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully an individual should be:
Able to work in the Microsoft Office Suite should especially be proficient in Word and Outlook
Able to use or learn to use AWARDS database
Able to use or learn other electronic databases programs and funderrelated software as needed
Physical Requirements
Walking; Climbing stairs occasionally
Work Environment
Field Work
We are committed to building an inclusive workplace community grounded in respect for differences. We support hiring a broadly diverse team of qualified individuals who will contribute to our organizations.
Goddard Riverside and Isaacs Center provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion creed gender national origin age disability marital or veteran status sexual orientationgender identityor any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position and title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform jobrelated tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Employment Type
Part-Time
