Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric - PRN - Corrections experience required as NP

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 82,715 - 117,807; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!

Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships

Employee Assistance Program including free counseling

Company paid life insurance

Wellness program with fitness memberships

Tax free Health Spending Accounts

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric to provide essential psychiatric consultation and treatment services. This role requires two years of NP experience, ideally within a psychiatric setting, and focuses on medication management and crisis interventions. The position promotes a supportive, inclusive environment aimed at caring for underserved populations. Candidates should have relevant certifications and training to thrive in this vital role.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner, psychiatric experience preferred.
• Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice is highly desired.
• Maintain CPR certification, and other required certifications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
• Maintain thorough documentation in compliance with policies and state guidelines.
• Provide care sensitive to individual patient needs and participate in mandatory committees.

Skills

Psychiatric assessment

Medication management

Crisis intervention

Patient documentation

Education

Graduation from an accredited nurse practitioner program

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare. Join us

Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric - PRN - Corrections experience required as NP

Compensation Information: $72.78 - $72.78 / hour

Department (Org): Mental Health

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities
• Join us and find a career that supports: Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

How you make a difference

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) provides psychiatric consultation, diagnostic, and treatment services to patients, including medication management and crisis intervention services, while adhering to established policy and procedure and state guidelines. They maintain documentation required by state or facility guidelines to demonstrate compliance with supervision requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive patient assessments, develops plans of care, and evaluates effectiveness of interventions, including medication management and crisis intervention services.
• Maintains thorough documentation in compliance with organization policies and procedures, state guidelines, and best practices, including medication education, seclusion/restraint use, infection control, and risk management.
• Provides individualized care sensitive to the age and developmental needs of each patient, and participates in on-call schedules and mandatory committees as required.
• Adheres to established formularies for therapeutic regimens and utilizes established procedures for admission, transfer, and specialty consultant referrals.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions, while supporting standards of psychiatric care and providing input into committees and meetings as requested.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduation from an accredited nurse practitioner program.

Experience

• Two (2) years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Psychiatric experience preferred and/or experience in a residential healthcare institution.

Licenses/Certifications

• Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice highly desired.
• Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.