Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner New

Job Description

What You'll Do

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with Easterseals NY, you’ll conduct psychiatric assessment and psychiatric medication management sessions with patients and monitor the progress of each patient throughout their course of treatment. You’ll also collaborate with licensed social workers who serve as primary therapists for patients.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Conducting psychiatric evaluations and assessments.
• Conducting mental status examinations and pharmacological evaluations.
• Prescribing medications, informing clients about side effects and monitoring response to prescribed medications, including ordering and interpretation of diagnostic tests as needed.
• Completing all documentation (i.e., progress notes and psychiatric assessments) as required in a timely manner in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Providing expedited services to clients based on risk assessment status as clinically indicated.
• Providing crisis intervention services to clients as needed.
• Communicating with other medical practitioners to coordinate treatment for clients.
• Participating in staff meetings and case conferences.
• Participating in on-call rotation.
• Collaborating with primary therapists, clinical supervisor and program director to discuss status of client progress in treatment and provide input/guidance on treatment planning and risk management issues.
  
  

You're a great fit for this role if you have:

• A current NY State RN license and NP in Psychiatry license.
• Board certification as Psychiatric NP.
• Eligibility for clearance through NYS Central Registry for Child Abuse and NYS Justice Center (Cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists.).
• Enrolled as a Medicare provider (Must obtain and provide National Provider Identification (NPI) number.).
• Knowledge about risk assessment and risk management issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills with high attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
  
  

Compensation

$150 per hour, 8 hours per week, minimum

Who We Are

The mission of Easterseals New York is to spread help, hope and answers.

We operate programs that enable people with special needs to achieve equality, dignity, and independence in their own communities. We provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. We change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day. Easterseals has been an American Institution since 1919.

Easterseals New York joined The Fedcap Group in 2015.

Website: www.Easterseals.com/newyork

The Fedcap Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We are an EEO employer committed to diversity, M/F/D/V.