Description

Position Description The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner plays a pivotal role in our FQHC, Article 28 Health Services Division and Article 31 clinic. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works within an interdisciplinary team providing health care services within a community based health center, responsible for assessment, psychiatric treatment and consultation for primary health care clients responsible to assist. This position must be able to work well in a team oriented environment and have experience working with vulnerable individuals experiencing serious and chronic mental health and addiction issues.
Initial and follow up psychiatric evaluations/assessments
# Comprehensive mental status exams and risk assessments
# Keeps Clinical Director informed of significant activities or conditions that may impact upon client level or program level operations and/or program goals.
# Provides monitoring and follow-up of all referrals.
# Provide crisis intervention as directed or needed by Health Services providers.
# Partner and collaborate with primary psychotherapist on treatment planning and treatment course.
# Provide psychiatric follow up and assessments for client being provided Medication Assisted Treatment with Suboxone or Naltrexone
# Participates in the development and implementation of the quality improvement process..

Maybe required to work over time to provide crisis intervention to the individuals and/or families served by the program
# Position Reports Clinically to Chief Psychiatrist and Administratively to Director of Clinical Services & Behavioral Health

This employee will possess, at a minimum, a Master of Science in Nursing and a post-master’s certificate with license to practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
The candidate will also possess 3-5 years of clinical, psychopharmacology and direct service provision with minority communities, communities at risk and families affected by HIV/AIDS, mental illness and substance abuse.
Intermediate to advance knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word and Outlook.
# Bilingual (English-Spanish) is desirable.
# Experience working with PLWHA population and social service systems in New York City.