Part-Time Family Nurse Practitioner

Shrub Oak International School•Yorktown, NY

1d•$65 - $75•Onsite

About The Position

Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education. As a school, SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces. SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students. We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways, and to manage students’ difficulties as a team. We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other. We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles: We Care, We are Innovative, We are Collaborative, and We are Resourceful.

Requirements

Master’s degree (MSN) from an accredited program.
Active RN licensure in NYS is required.
3+ years of experience working as a Family Nurse Practitioner is required.
Valid driver’s license with the ability to pass a DMV driving abstract screening is required.
Experience working with children and adolescents with disabilities is required.
Must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
You must be able to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass and gravel.
Must be able to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
Must be able to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
You must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.

Nice To Haves

Family Nursing board-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privilege is preferred
knowledge of psychopharmacology and medication management required.
NYS Education Dept registration as a Family NP is preferred
5 or more years of experience is preferred.
2+ years working with the autistic population is preferred
boarding school environment experience is preferred.
Experience handling complex medical, emotional, and psychological situations with a holistic approach toward achieving sustained improvement, well-being, and regulation.
Previous participation in research, training, or professional development activities related to child and adolescent psychiatry or special education.

Responsibilities

Provide primary and urgent care services to students within the residential treatment setting. Recording medical histories and symptoms and any other follow up and/or ongoing coordination that is required relative to ensuring immediate and consistent care utilizing best practice.
Ownership of the diagnosis of health issues, administering and oversight of patient care plans, and medical tests.
Directly prescribes and administers medication with general overnight of medicine administration and other treatments in accordance with best practices.
Consult and collaborate with facility dining team to ensure adherence to specialized dietary requirements plans.
Consulting and collaborating with healthcare professionals (internally and externally) and families relative to medical care of students ensuring a complete and best in class medical treatment for students.
Provide on-call (off-hours) medical support to manage crisis and medical emergencies and ensure appropriate follow-up care as needed.
Work in partnership with the nurses to ensure timely scheduling and completion of specialty appointments.
Transport students in a company vehicle to appointments as needed is required.
Communicate effectively with parents and/or guardians regarding students’ overall medical needs and treatment updates; providing training to students and their families to manage ongoing treatment for care at home as needed.
Disseminate relevant medical information to school staff and parents and/or guardians as appropriate while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA regulations