APRN

Boys and Girls Village INC • Milford, CT

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About The Position

Boys & Girls Village provides behavioral health programming, including intensive 24 x 7 programs, a therapeutic K-12 school, community programs, substance use services, and juvenile justice services. Its medical staff—including psychiatrists, APRNs, and nursing staff—provides strength-based evaluations, medication management, and crisis assessments as part of a team.

The Staff APRN serves as a team lead or treating prescriber for Boys & Girls Village services requiring psychiatric involvement or oversight. Assignments are determined by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and align with the assigned program’s design and goals. The role operates under the CMO’s direct authority and collaborates with other psychiatric staff who provide supervision.

Requirements

• Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible as a Child/Family Psychiatric APRN, or have extensive pediatric behavioral health experience.
• Knowledge of community pediatric behavioral health principles and multidisciplinary team concepts is desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with seriously emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children and teenagers in home- and community-based programs.

Responsibilities

• Act as a team leader, consultant, or treating prescriber for assigned programs, coordinating services with the Program Director.
• Complete admission psychiatric evaluations, medication management, crisis evaluations, and risk assessments for identified cases.
• Provide primary coverage for the intensive 24 x 7 programs and therapeutic day school on the Milford campus.
• Participate actively in program rounds.
• Liaise with primary care providers and assess or triage clients’ medical needs when called upon.
• Provide remote and, occasionally, in-person coverage for community services at Boys & Girls Village’s other sites.
• Liaise with referring medical staff and treatment facilities.
• Work directly with clients and families to explain psychiatric and behavioral health needs collaboratively.
• Engage with payors and licensing bodies as needed to ensure clients’ psychiatric needs are met.
• Provide coverage for cases when off campus and as needed during off hours.
• Carry out other job-related duties as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed