Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Mitchell Martin
New York, NY
About the Job
One of our clients is looking for an Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Position Type: Full-Time/ Perm
Location: New York
Schedule: Hybrid after 3 months- 2-3 days onsite
Position Description:
• The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner plays a pivotal role in our FQHC, Article 28 Health Services Division and Article 31 clinic.
• The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works within an interdisciplinary team providing health care services within a community based health center, responsible for assessment, psychiatric treatment and consultation for primary health care clients responsible to assist.
• This position must be able to work well in a team oriented environment and have experience working with vulnerable individuals experiencing serious and chronic mental health and addiction issues.
Essential Job Functions:
• Initial and follow up psychiatric evaluations/assessments
• Comprehensive mental status exams and risk assessments
• Keeps Clinical Director informed of significant activities or conditions that may impact upon client level or program level operations and/or program goals.
• Provides monitoring and follow-up of all referrals.
• Prescribes psychotropic medication and manages psychotropic treatment as needed for enrolled clients.
• Provide crisis intervention as directed or needed by Health Services providers.
• Discusses and formulates Treatment Plans with clients.
• Partner and collaborate with primary psychotherapist on treatment planning and treatment course.
• Provide psychiatric follow up and assessments for client being provided Medication Assisted Treatment with Suboxone or Naltrexone
• Writes progress notes in a timely manner (within 24 hours after session is finished).
• Maintains record keeping.
• Develops and implements clinical supervision for program.
• Participates in the development and implementation of the quality improvement process..
Other Responsibilities:
The following duties are to be performed as assigned by the supervisor:
• Attends trainings and meetings scheduled by Program Manager and Managing Clinical Director.
• Maybe required to work over time to provide crisis intervention to the individuals and/or families served by the program
• Position Reports Clinically to Chief Psychiatrist and Administratively to Director of Clinical Services & Behavioral Health
Education and Certification:
• This employee will possess, at a minimum, a Master of Science in Nursing and a post-master's certificate with license to practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• The candidate will also possess 3-5 years of clinical, psychopharmacology and direct service provision with minority communities, communities at risk and families affected by HIV/AIDS, mental illness and substance abuse.
• The candidate will have demonstrated didactic proficiency in group facilitation and have a comfortable working knowledge of psychopathology and differential diagnosis.
Special Skills And Knowledge:
• In addition to the above-listed job responsibilities and educational requirements, the ideal candidate for this position possesses most or all of the following:
• Have an above adequate knowledge of psychopathology and differential diagnoses using the DSM-5 Manual
• Intermediate to advance knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) is desirable.
• Experience working with PLWHA population and social service systems in New York City.
Please email: jessica.zalewski@itmmi.com
Salary Range: $140K-150K
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Position Type: Full-Time/ Perm
Location: New York
Schedule: Hybrid after 3 months- 2-3 days onsite
Position Description:
• The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner plays a pivotal role in our FQHC, Article 28 Health Services Division and Article 31 clinic.
• The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works within an interdisciplinary team providing health care services within a community based health center, responsible for assessment, psychiatric treatment and consultation for primary health care clients responsible to assist.
• This position must be able to work well in a team oriented environment and have experience working with vulnerable individuals experiencing serious and chronic mental health and addiction issues.
Essential Job Functions:
• Initial and follow up psychiatric evaluations/assessments
• Comprehensive mental status exams and risk assessments
• Keeps Clinical Director informed of significant activities or conditions that may impact upon client level or program level operations and/or program goals.
• Provides monitoring and follow-up of all referrals.
• Prescribes psychotropic medication and manages psychotropic treatment as needed for enrolled clients.
• Provide crisis intervention as directed or needed by Health Services providers.
• Discusses and formulates Treatment Plans with clients.
• Partner and collaborate with primary psychotherapist on treatment planning and treatment course.
• Provide psychiatric follow up and assessments for client being provided Medication Assisted Treatment with Suboxone or Naltrexone
• Writes progress notes in a timely manner (within 24 hours after session is finished).
• Maintains record keeping.
• Develops and implements clinical supervision for program.
• Participates in the development and implementation of the quality improvement process..
Other Responsibilities:
The following duties are to be performed as assigned by the supervisor:
• Attends trainings and meetings scheduled by Program Manager and Managing Clinical Director.
• Maybe required to work over time to provide crisis intervention to the individuals and/or families served by the program
• Position Reports Clinically to Chief Psychiatrist and Administratively to Director of Clinical Services & Behavioral Health
Education and Certification:
• This employee will possess, at a minimum, a Master of Science in Nursing and a post-master's certificate with license to practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• The candidate will also possess 3-5 years of clinical, psychopharmacology and direct service provision with minority communities, communities at risk and families affected by HIV/AIDS, mental illness and substance abuse.
• The candidate will have demonstrated didactic proficiency in group facilitation and have a comfortable working knowledge of psychopathology and differential diagnosis.
Special Skills And Knowledge:
• In addition to the above-listed job responsibilities and educational requirements, the ideal candidate for this position possesses most or all of the following:
• Have an above adequate knowledge of psychopathology and differential diagnoses using the DSM-5 Manual
• Intermediate to advance knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word and Outlook.
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) is desirable.
• Experience working with PLWHA population and social service systems in New York City.
Please email: jessica.zalewski@itmmi.com
Salary Range: $140K-150K
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