As a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team and under the supervision of a psychiatrist (if required) the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will provide advanced clinical psychiatric nursing care including:
- Performing psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management of clients
- Prescribing or recommending medication or other forms of treatment or related therapeutic procedures
- Ordering interpreting and evaluating diagnostic tests to identify and assess clients clinical problems and health care needs
- Ordering laboratory tests and other diagnostic procedures
- Referring clients to specialized health resources for treatment
- Performing crisis intervention
- Communicating with healthcare professionals families and staff members to ensure ongoing quality delivery of health services
- May be asked to cover other sites if necessary
Qualifications :
- Masters degree in Nursing from an accredited nurse practitioner program is required
- Must be currently licensed in New York State as a psychiatric nurse practitioner
- Must be currently certified with the DEA to prescribe medication.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is not required but preferred
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines including clinical and clerical staff
- Excellent assessment diagnostic and psychopharmacological treatment skills
- Strong clinical skills working with individuals with mental illness
- Dedication to teambased care
- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team to assist children and adults of diverse backgrounds ages ethnicities and sexual preferences.
- Must be registered as a NY State Medicaid provider. Must have a DEA# and an individual NPI #.
Additional Information :
Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits are available for fulltime positions including Medical Dental Vision Paid Time Off Salary Increases Bonuses 403b Retirement Plan and more. In addition our licensed professionals have free access to our online Continuing Education Courses. Perkins and other loan forgiveness may also be available in addition to our Student Loan Pay Down incentive.
New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center is a fastpaced energetic dynamic environment that employs people with a passion for our mission. We offer a very competitive salary and flexible hours. TuesSat hybrid preferred.
Salary: $
Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications.
NYPCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime