Credo Community Center
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner- ACT Team
Credo Community Center, Watertown, New York, United States, 13601
Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner functions as a member of a mobile, multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team serving individuals with severe mental illness in their homes and communities in Jefferson and Lewis Counties. The team provides a full range of clinical treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, and community support services designed to promote recovery by improving psychiatric symptoms, preventing relapse, teaching skills, providing direct assistance and securing community resources necessary for successful functioning in work, school, home and social relationships.
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, under the supervision of the Psychiatrist and in conjunction with the Team Leader, has clinical responsibility for monitoring recipient treatment and staff delivery of clinical services.
Hours:
40 hour, 5 day workweek, work from home flexible as program needs allow, hours could be flexible.
SIGN ON BONUS - $7,500
MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR NYS OMH LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (when functioning to offset the psychiatrist hours) provides:
Psychiatric and medical assessmentTreatmentEducation and training of the team.Development, maintenance, and supervision of medication administration as well as psychiatric/medical treatment and procedures.The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner may also fulfill the duties of a registered nurse.Attends morning team meetings.Provide telephonic consultation to primary care physicians as requested for mutual patients.Suggest treatment plan changes including medication recommendations or patients who are not improving as expected.Act as liaison with psychiatric hospitals providing inpatient care.Participates in on call rotation.Completes required ACT curriculum and training, as well as participates in any additional education required by the agency.Other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner should hold a current NYS NP license, a current NYS RN license, and a current DEA registration.
Salary Description
$140,000 - $185,0000
Full-time
Description
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner functions as a member of a mobile, multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team serving individuals with severe mental illness in their homes and communities in Jefferson and Lewis Counties. The team provides a full range of clinical treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, and community support services designed to promote recovery by improving psychiatric symptoms, preventing relapse, teaching skills, providing direct assistance and securing community resources necessary for successful functioning in work, school, home and social relationships.
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, under the supervision of the Psychiatrist and in conjunction with the Team Leader, has clinical responsibility for monitoring recipient treatment and staff delivery of clinical services.
Hours:
40 hour, 5 day workweek, work from home flexible as program needs allow, hours could be flexible.
SIGN ON BONUS - $7,500
MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR NYS OMH LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (when functioning to offset the psychiatrist hours) provides:
Psychiatric and medical assessmentTreatmentEducation and training of the team.Development, maintenance, and supervision of medication administration as well as psychiatric/medical treatment and procedures.The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner may also fulfill the duties of a registered nurse.Attends morning team meetings.Provide telephonic consultation to primary care physicians as requested for mutual patients.Suggest treatment plan changes including medication recommendations or patients who are not improving as expected.Act as liaison with psychiatric hospitals providing inpatient care.Participates in on call rotation.Completes required ACT curriculum and training, as well as participates in any additional education required by the agency.Other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner should hold a current NYS NP license, a current NYS RN license, and a current DEA registration.
Salary Description
$140,000 - $185,0000