Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Center for Alternative • New York, NY

7d • $165,000 - $170,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The purpose of Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) is to deliver comprehensive and effective services to individuals (age 18 and up) who are diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) and whose needs have not been well met by more traditional service delivery approaches. These individuals also suffer from co-occurring substance use disorders and have histories of criminal legal system involvement. Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based practice that provides an integrated set of other evidence-based treatment, rehabilitation, case management, and support services delivered by a mobile, multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team to support recipient recovery through a highly individualized approach that provides recipients with the tools to obtain and maintain housing, employment, relationships and relief from symptoms and medication side effects. The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, along with the team leader, has overall clinical responsibility for the delivery of high-quality clinical services to the FACT Team consumers. The Psychiatric Nurse Mental Health Practitioner provides psychiatric assessment and evaluation, psychopharmacological treatment, and coordination of consumers’ health care needs.

Requirements

• Currently licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner by the NYS Education Department
• Current board certification by The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Extensive experience working with adults with serious mental illness, co-occurring substance abuse, who may also be criminal legal system involved, homeless, with limited social support
• Excellent written and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and monthly psychiatric assessments in the community
• Prescribes medications through e-prescribing function of agency’s electronic health record, educates consumers about their medications and side effects, and monitors consumers’ response to prescribed medications
• Coordinates consumers’ medication management needs with the FACT nursing staff, including ordering blood work and/or toxicology testing when indicated, managing prior authorizations for medications, administering injectable medications when needed
• Completes and signs assessments, progress notes, incident reports, and other required documentations in accordance to the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) regulations, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) guidelines, and Medicaid billing standards and regulations
• Coordinates care with family and other community service providers or collaterals including, but not limited to: hospitals, housing providers, shelter staff, criminal justice personnel, Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), and primary health care providers
• Participates in team meetings and clinical meetings to collaborate and discuss clinical issues and clients’ needs with other team members
• Uses motivational interviewing, developmentally and culturally appropriate, recovery oriented, and trauma-informed approaches when delivering services
• Any other duties are required by ACT Leadership and senior executive staff

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior