Psychiatric Provider NP

The Chautauqua Center, Inc. (branded as TCC Health); Jamestown (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chautauqua Center, Inc. seeks a psychiatric nurse practitioner or physician assistant to provide outpatient behavioral health care for children and adults in an integrated care setting.

The role involves independent work within a medical/behavioral health team and collaboration across services. Responsibilities include patient histories, exams, risk assessment, ordering tests, prescribing medications under clinic policy, and participating in an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Nurse practitioner degree (MS/NP) or PA degree with 3+ years psychiatry experience
• Self-disciplined, energetic, passionate, innovative
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Leadership and organizational skills
• Bilingual esp ecially in Spanish is preferred, but not required
• Computer literate preferred
• Demonstrate sound judgment, decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of medical office practices, procedures and equipment
• Knowledge of problem-oriented record keeping
• Correct English usage, spelling and grammar
• Confidence to communicate and outreach to other community healthcare organizations and personnel
• Knowledge of community resources
• Must possess nurse practitioner registration in NYS, which must be unrestricted, current, complete, and active

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient mental health care to patients with changing mental status.
• Work with medical or behavioral health team; obtain clinical privileges as approved.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team providing primary care, dental and behavioral health care.
• Take patient histories and physicals, assess risk, order tests, and coordinate consultations.
• Prescribe medications per clinic policy and NYS regulations.
• Consult with physicians on complex cases beyond scope of PMHNP.
• Document patient data in medical records and prepare case presentations.
• Develop and review healthcare education for patients and families.
• Ensure smooth communication with other health professionals for effective delivery of care.
• Provide supervision to other psychiatric providers and social workers.
• Complete staff evaluations at least annually and oversee corrective actions with leadership.
• Provide onsite behavioral health guidance in Chief Clinical Officer's absence.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Bilingual Spanish (preferred)

Education

Nurse practitioner degree (MS/NP) or PA degree with 3+ years psychiatry experience

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Purpose: The psychiatric provider will provide behavioral health care services to both children and adults in an integrated care center.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for providing outpatient care to patients showing a change or decline in mental status
• Work independently with other members of the medical or behavioral health team, with entitlements to specific clinical privileges approved by the clinic's Board of Directors
• Take part in an interdisciplinary team that provides primary care, dental and behavioral health care to employees and patients
• Perform patient histories and physicals, risk factor assessment, ordering of therapeutic and diagnostic tests; and attend to consultations and appointments
• Prescribe medications following the clinic's policy and relevant regulations of the State
• Consult with physicians on cases that are beyond the scope of qualification of PMHNP
• Put all relevant patient data in medical records and case presentations
• Formulate, execute and review healthcare education delivered to patients and families for disease prevention
• Ensure smooth communication with other health professionals for effective delivery of clinic service to patients
• Provide consultation to the clinic's nursing and medical staff for improvement in holistically treating the whole patient, which enhances overall quality service delivery of the clinic
• Provide clinically relevant supervision to other psychiatric providers and social workers.
• Complete staff employee evaluations, at minimum once yearly.
• Manage corrective actions with Chief Clinical Officer as needed.
• Provide onsite behavioral health guidance to all staff in the absence of the Chief Clinical Officer.

Education/Skills/Qualifications:

• Psychiatric nurse practitioner Masters or Doctorate degree or graduated from accredited physician assistant program with at minimum 3 years post graduate experience in psychiatry.
• Self-disciplined, energetic, passionate, innovative
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required
• Leadership and organizational skills essential
• Bilingual esp ecially in Spanish is preferred, but not required
• Computer literate preferred
• Demonstrate sound judgment, decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of medical office prac tices, procedures and equipment
• Knowledge of problem-oriented record keeping
• Correct Engl ish usage, spelling and grammar
• Confidence to communicate and outreach to other community healthcare organizations and personnel
• Knowledge of c ommunity resources
• Must possess nurse prac titioner registration in NYS, which must be unrestricted, current, complete, and active

The Chautauqua Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, pregnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship or membership in any other legally protected class.