The Jewish Board delivers innovative, best-in-class mental and behavioral health services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families, to children, teens, and adults. That adds up to countless opportunities to use your skills, training, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of others.
We are searching for a part time (23 hours) Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide services to one of our residential programs in Hawthorne, NY. This program serves girls ages 12 to 21 with severe psychiatric conditions.
As part of the Residential team, you would provide assistance for children struggling with a wide range of emotional and social problems. Services for adults and children include evaluation and assessment, medication management, crisis intervention, time-effective and ongoing individual, couple, family, and group therapy, and loss and bereavement services for children and their caregivers. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, you would be responsible for the following:
Provide psychiatric assessment, clarification of clinical diagnosis, recommend treatment options and provide client education on mental health issues and strategies for recovery and review client's progress and recommend discharge and aftercare planning.
Participate in case conferences.
Prescribe psychotropic medication as appropriate for client care.
Collaborate with clinical staff regarding clinical care issues
Assist with urgent/crisis situations by conducting evaluations, interventions, and/or consultation to the clinical team.
To qualify, you will need:
A Nurse Practitioner degree with specialized training or experience in psychiatry.
A current license to practice as a nurse practitioner in NYS.
A current DEA registration for prescribing controlled substances.
ANCC certification/pending application.
NYS OPRA status and a Health Commerce Account at the onset of employment
Specialization with specific populations (such as child/adolescent) or settings and language competency for the population served may also be required.
What are you waiting for? It's time for you to be working with the Jewish Board.
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Job Family Clinical Staff [300s]
Job Function Medical Professionals
Pay Type Salary
Employment Indicator 8833 - Hospital - Professional Employees