Position: Seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/ Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry (PMHNP/NPP) to join our Outpatient Behavioral Health Team in the Hudson Valley.
Reports To: Medical Director, Associate Medical Director
Status: Full-Time, Exempt, Permanent
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm or 9:30am-6:30pm, with one late day 10am-7pm, 40 hours per week
Hybrid: 2-3 days on-site, remainder of the week remote telehealth
Salary: $150,000 - $175,000 annually
Position Overview:
- The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/ Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry (PMHNP/NPP) will provide psychiatric care to clients in a community mental health setting.
- The Nurse Practitioner functions with wide latitude to exercise independent professional judgment.
- Nurse Practitioners act as resources of information for other employees of the agency.
- Clinical supervision is received from the Medical Director while administrative supervision is received from the Center Director.
Position Qualifications:
- Licensed as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/ Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry (PMHNP/NPP) by the New York State Education Department required.
- Master’s degree nursing with psychiatric profession required.
- Must be board certified.
- 3+ years’ experience preferred.
- Currently credentialed with Medicare and Medicaid preferred.
Board Certification Requirement:
- ANCC
- American Academy of NP
- AACN
- National Cert of Nursing
- NPCC
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match up to 5%.
- Generous paid vacation, holiday, sick and personal time package (3 weeks’ vacation in first year, 13 paid holidays per year, 12 sick days per year and 4 personal days per year).
- Access to Family Services’ Compassionate Leave Program where employees can donate/receive unused time off.
- Group term life and long-term disability insurance.
- Supplemental life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment coverage (AD&D).
- Supplemental insurance through Aflac.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
- Pet insurance.
- Family Services Behavioral Health Centers are eligible for the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP) through the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). This is a program where an employee’s student loan repayment funds are provided in exchange for a commitment to work at a STAR LRP approved facility for a certain number of years.
- Additional opportunities for Student Loan Repayment programs.
Position Requirements:
- Render psychiatric and neurological diagnostic services for clients, utilizing the contributions of mental health professionals.
- Participates in the intake and screening process of patients.
- Provides medication management.
- Works to ensure continuity of service.
- Provides referral information to alternate placement facilities.
- Reviews intake and treatment plans and signs the record as required by regulations.
- Participates in in-service training.
- Participates in information-educational community activities to further community knowledge in the detection and prevention of psychiatric disorders.
- Act as a resource person for other staff in the areas of medicine, psychiatry, and neurology.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Thorough professional knowledge of the practice of psychiatry.
- Good knowledge of current psychiatric treatments and trends.
- Ability to supervise and instruct staff members.
- Ability to develop good community relations.
- Ability to write clear and concise reports.
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative and supportive working relationships with all members of the clinical and clerical staff.
- Inform Center/Clinic Director of relevant clinical and administrative issues.
- Actively support program goals and system improvements/changes.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating patient condition and making decisions on an appropriate course of treatment.
- Ability to relate sympathetically to a potentially difficult client population.
- Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
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