A health services network in New York City is currently seeking a Spanish-speaking, licensedPsychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join their growing team in Queens. In this role, thePsychiatric Nurse Practitioner will be responsible forperformingmedical evaluations, conducting groups related to wellness and self -management, provides psycho-education to improve participants understanding and management of specific disorders.
About the Opportunity:
- Start Date:ASAP
- Schedule: 3 days a week
- Hours: 9am to 5pm or 12pm to 8pm
- Setting:Mental Health Clinic
- Population: All ages
- EMR Used: Cerner
Responsibilities:
ThePsychiatric Nurse Practitioner will:
- Determine clients diagnosis and psychiatric needs, prescribe the medication to be utilized during the course of treatment, and provide education
- Review the appropriateness of the existing medication regimen through review of the medication record and consultation with the client and staff to prescribe and/or administer medication
- Conduct Psychiatric evaluations, psychiatric updates, health monitoring, smoking cessation, and crisis intervention
- Follow-up on referrals made on behalf of the participant and respond to all referrals in a timely and professional manner, recognizing the need for effective collaboration in order to insure the highest levels of service provision
- Collect urine specimens for toxicologys
- Participate in the development of new service initiatives, including research, analysis and preparation of written reports
- Participate in all audit processes
- Participate, as needed, in Agency response to serious incidents
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:- 1+ year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Master's Degree in Nursing or equivalent
- NYS Nurse Practitioner license
- Active Suboxone certification
- Current CPR (BLS), First Aid certification
- DEA
- ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) Certification
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
- Computer savvy and Data Entry skills
- Great interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong attention to detail
- Highly organized