Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - NP

Conifer Park Inc; Galeville (NY); Sur place; USD 96 000 - 152 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Conifer Park is seeking a Per Diem Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for our Outpatient Clinic in Syracuse, NY. You will provide psychiatric evaluation and care for patients with psychiatric illness affecting substance use disorder treatment.

Responsibilities include exams, diagnostic tests, treatment planning, medication management, and patient counseling. Requires NYS NP license and experience with substance use disorders; per diem schedule with local clinic hours.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Degree in Psychiatry.
• NYS Nursing License is required.
• Certified Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatry preferred.
• 1–3 years of experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• Experience with substance use disorders preferred.
• Active Medicaid number preferred.

Responsabilités

• Performs comprehensive psychiatric examinations and determines initial diagnoses.
• Develops collaborative practice agreements with physicians when required.
• Orders and reviews diagnostic tests relevant to psychiatric care and prescribed medications.
• Develops, implements and documents patient management plans, medications and therapy recommendations.
• Performs follow-up visits and updates diagnoses and medications as needed.
• Assesses and manages medication effects and side effects; counsels patients on adherence.
• Performs pre-admission clearances and participates in triage and emergencies.
• Refers unstable patients to appropriate psychiatric facilities; participates in meetings and staff education.

Connaissances

Psychiatric evaluation

Formation

Master's in Psychiatric Nursing

Current NYS Nursing License

Certified Nurse Practitioner - Psych

Description du poste

Description

Conifer Park is currently seeking a Per Diem Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for our Outpatient Clinic in Syracuse, NY;

As Per Diem Nurse Practitioner with Conifer Park Outpatient, you will be responsible for providing psychiatric evaluation and care to patients for existing or newly diagnosed psychiatric illness that interferes with patient’s substance use disorder treatment.

Additional Responsibilities:

Performs comprehensive psychiatric examination, determines initial diagnosis, and records in patient chart. Develops collaborative practice agreement with physician, if required. Orders diagnostic tests, such as laboratory tests needed to manage patient care related to psychiatric diagnosis or prescribed medications; reviews and interprets test results. Develops, implements and documents patient management plans, medication and therapy recommendations, and assists planning of continuity of care. Performs and documents follow up visits with updates in diagnosis and medications, as needed. Assesses and manages effects and side effects of medications. Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens and treatment of substance use disorder. Performs pre-admission clearance for patients with psychiatric symptoms and conducts pre-admission interviews when indicated. Participates in triage activities for the psychiatry department. Evaluates and treats psychiatric emergencies, including response to codes. Conducts emergency evaluation of suicidal patients and provides direction of appropriate status and precautions. Refers unstable patients to appropriate psychiatric facilities. Participates in individual case assignments, case conferences, multidisciplinary treatment team meetings, educational presentations for staff and patients, medical staff meetings, patient care monitoring conferences, and additional duties as assigned by the Medical Director.

Requirements

Post Graduate Degree, Masters in Psychiatric Nursing, Current NYS Nursing License, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Psych; Minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Preferred); Experience in the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders (Preferred); Active Medicaid Number (Highly Preferred)

We are an equal opportunity employer according to current standards.

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