Up to $5K Signon Bonus
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Multiple Positions Available in Brooklyn and Queens
We are currently seeking to fill several full time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner positions for our Brooklyn and Queens Outpatient Mental Health Clinics at the following locations:
* Corona Behavioral Health Clinic 9114 37th Avenue Jackson Heights NY 11372
* Flatbush Behavioral Health Clinic 1623 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn NY 11210
For over 117 years Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160plus programs and services for children youth adults seniors and those struggling with mental illness.
Our Clinics are communitybased which offer a professional and welcoming environment for both clients and staff. The Clinics provide psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological therapy as well as individual group family therapy crisis intervention medication management case management and collateral sessions. Our staff members follow an approach to health care that emphasizes wellness recovery traumainformed care and physicalbehavioral health integration.
STATEMENT OF THE JOB
Under an affiliation of a physician the Nurse Practitioner provides services within the scope of his/her license/certification and according to the professional standards of his/her discipline. The Nurse Practitioner will meet CCNS requirements for qualitative and quantitative contacts with clients. Including medical evaluations conducting groups related to wellness and self management provides psychoeducation to improve participants understanding and management of specific disorders.
* Review the appropriateness of the existing medication regimen through review of the medication record and consultation with the client and staff to prescribe and/or administer medication including injectable and MedicationAssisted Treatment (MAT Services); monitors the effects of the medication on the clients mental and physical health including measuring weight height and blood pressure for clients ages 5 and older for clients who participate in treatment within the agencys substance abuse programs and mental health clinics. Document prescriptions interventions weight height and blood pressure upon every visit.
* Followup on referrals made on behalf of the participant and respond to all referrals in a timely and professional manner recognizing the need for effective collaboration in order to insure the highest levels of service provision.
* Participate in the development of new service initiatives including research analysis and preparation of written reports.
* Participate in all CCNS CQI and QA projects.
* Track and maintain paperwork for special programs such as City funded childrens immunization and flu shots.
* Works collaboratively with the Psychiatrist and treatment team. Functions as a vital part of an interdisciplinary team environment.