Psychiatric Nurse Pr

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health in New York, NY seeks a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide direct community-based mental health services. The role requires crisis intervention skills, collaborative teamwork, and adherence to OMH licensing standards.

You will work within a team to deliver comprehensive care and coordinate medication management in the community. The position emphasizes delivering services in home and community settings, with focus on individuals with serious mental

Qualifications

• Master's degree in advanced nursing from an accredited NP program.
• Current NYS license as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• NY State RN license.
• Enrollment in NYS Medicaid required; PECOS preferred.

Responsabilités

• Provide direct mental health services in the community as part of ACT.
• Evaluate need for psychotropic medications; prescribe and educate on meds; document in electronic chart.
• Complete psychiatric evaluations and updates.
• Conduct community visits per OMH licensing standards.
• Coordinate access to medications with RN/LPN; administer injectables when needed.
• Order routine blood work and toxicology testing as needed.

Connaissances

Crisis intervention

Community-based care

Team collaboration

Formation

Nurse Practitioner (NP) – Psychiatric

NYS Psychiatric NP license

RN license in NYS

Description du poste

JOB SCOPE

This is a direct service position requiring specific knowledge of mental health, and skills in crisis intervention and stabilization. As part of the ACT you must be willing to go out into the community to provide services. This position requires the desire to work as part of a team.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Participate in morning meetings and staff meetings.
• Evaluate need for psychotropic medication; prescribe medications as needed, educates clients and relatives about these medications and their effects, reviews and adjusts dose level as needed, and documents all medications in consumer’s electronic chart.
• Complete pyschiatric evaluations and updates
• Conduct visits in the community in accordance with NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) licensing standards.
• Coordinate consumer access to medications with the RN and LPN nurses including administering injectable medications when needed.
• Order routine blood work and/or toxicology testing as needed.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree in advanced nursing from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program; Current license in NYS as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner; NYS license as a Registered Nurse.
• Enrolled in NYS Medicaid required. Enrolled in PECOS, preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years working with people with serious mental health conditions, co-occurring substance use disorders, and homelessness.