Dually Certified Psychiatric & Family/Adult Nurse Practitioner
Dually Certified Psychiatric & Family/Adult Nurse Practitioner
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Salary Range: $100.00 per hour - $110.00 per hour commensurate with experience
Schedule: PT - 24 hours 3-8 hour shifts (10am - 6:30pm)
The Resource Recovery Center of Orange County is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to those suffering from Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders. We approach our clients with Substance Use Disorder as unique individuals with a Chronic Disease . Our goal is to support them and their families in beginning the physical emotional and spiritual healing process by utilizing compassionate patient centered and evidence-based practices. We ultimately strive to guide individuals and their families towards a goal of living life to its full potential in their recovery from addiction.
We are currently seeking a part-time Dually Certified Psychiatric & Family/Adult Nurse Practitioner licensed in NY State. The Dually Certified Psychiatric & Family/Adult Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment to adult patients with substance use disorders and mental health diagnoses in a short-term detox and rehab setting. This role includes assessing appropriateness of admission for detoxification and rehabilitation and level of care; provide primary treatment of acute and chronic medical and mental health conditions; triage to higher level of care as needed and determination of ongoing ability to participate in a medically supervised nonpsychiatric setting.
The Dually Certified Psychiatric & Family/Adult Nurse Practitioner will be supported and work collaboratively with the Clinical & Medical Providers under the direction of the Medical Director.
Responsibilities:
Conduct evaluation with relevant history health assessment based on the patients signs & symptoms and determination of appropriateness for medically supervised withdrawal management or residential level of care.
Identify patient needs and make a preliminary prioritized problem list and differential diagnosis based on the clinical presentation history and clinical findings.
Perform initial psychiatric evaluations on assessments on follow-up visits. Must be able to obtain complete medical psychiatric and psycho-social history.
Manage/triage psychiatric emergencies.
Consider differential diagnoses in accordance with DSM-5 criteria facilitate appropriate treatment and psychopharmacology management of co morbid substance use and mental emotional and behavioral disorders.
Provide psycho-pharmaceutical medicine management and counseling for appropriate patients.
Conduct waived testing for urine blood work and glucose monitoring.
Develop a prioritized and mutually acceptable plan of care according to the written practice protocols in collaboration with the physician.
Implement a treatment plan that is prioritized and mutually acceptable with appropriate diagnostic tests pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions patient education and with appropriate referrals as needed.
Provide systematic follow-up by evaluating the effectiveness of treatment and medication therapeutic processes used outcomes and modify treatments as necessary to achieve optimum treatment and mental health goals.
Provide educational materials & information needed to make well informed choices and decisions by patients about health promotion disease prevention and treatment.
Consideration of appropriate utilization of quality and cost-effective health care services.
Contribute to providing a safe environment for the patient and promote patient advocacy at the individual and treatment community levels
Participate with colleagues to provide comprehensive physical and mental health care.
Maintain accurate legible and confidential medical records.
Requirements:
Masters & PMHNP Masters or doctoral degree
Currently registered as a New York State Registered Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) license
NP & PNP license are in good standing
Certified as a nurse practitioner pursuant to 6910 with prescription writing privileges pursuant to 6902.3b of the Education Law
DEA license
OPRA Certified
Hold all requirements indicated by the NY Department of Education and NYS OASAS to perform history and physicals and prescribe medications
Current basic life support for health providers (BLS)
Two (2) years of related work experience
ANCC credentialing and certification
Evidence of prior/current collaborative agreement (as applicable) with a NYS licensed Psychiatrist
Employment Type
Part-Time
