FACT Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Open Door Family Medical Center•City of Yonkers, NY

1d•$160,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

Open Door Care Network is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide psychiatric and medical care to participants in its FACT program. The NP performs nursing duties in accordance with New York State Education Practice Guidelines, supervises the nursing team, and provides, delegates, evaluates, and coordinates comprehensive nursing care for participants of all ages and backgrounds. The role includes providing physical and psychosocial support to participants and their families. The NP reports to the designated supervisor for the assigned site, with an indirect report to the Clinical Coordinator. The NP works collaboratively with the Clinical Coordinator and FACT team to support participant care and ensure treatment plans address mental health and criminogenic needs. Responsibilities include psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, ongoing treatment, medication prescribing and management, nursing-team oversight, clinical procedures, care coordination, participant outreach, health education, documentation, and participation in quality improvement and staff development. The position is based at the Yonkers Clinic in Yonkers, New York. The work involves frequent contact with participants, employees, and outside agencies; frequent exposure to communicable diseases and other conditions common in a health center environment; and adherence to infection-control precautions. Physical demands include standing, walking, bending, carrying light items, hand dexterity for office machines, sitting for extended periods, and moving about the work unit.

Requirements

Board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Licensed in New York State as a Registered Professional Nurse.
Experience with forensic psychiatric issues or working with justice-involved individuals.
Ability to manage complex mental-health conditions and provide psychiatric and medical assessments.
Experience working in multidisciplinary team settings and strong collaborative skills.
English-speaking ability.
Strong verbal and written interpersonal skills.
Highly organized and self-directed.
Commitment to learning and continuous quality improvement.
Resilience.
Valid New York State driver’s license.
Knowledge of group facilitation and program target groups; awareness of client needs; ability to interview clients from diverse backgrounds in a culturally competent manner and recognize relevant case information.
Two to three years of experience in a related field.

Nice To Haves

Spanish-speaking ability.
Passion for providing high-quality mental-health care to low-income and underserved residents.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Clinical Coordinator to provide medical support to the FACT team.
Assess, diagnose, and provide ongoing psychiatric treatment to participants, including prescribing and managing medications.
Supervise the nursing team and ensure compliance with New York State Education Practice Guidelines, including reviewing charts and client care.
Assess, plan, direct, and evaluate nursing care based on participants’ age-related physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs.
Perform and record screening tests, including blood pressure, temperature, pulse, weight, EKG, vision, and hearing tests.
Administer medications, treatments, and intravenous solutions; perform laboratory and diagnostic testing and therapeutic procedures as ordered.
Safely store and maintain medication and immunization inventories in accordance with CDC and New York State Vaccine Program requirements.
Review participants’ medication lists and communicate patient status and needs to the provider before visits, highlighting chronic-disease and high-risk participants.
Maintain emergency equipment and oxygen tanks.
Collect specimens and perform CLIA laboratory procedures, record and report results, and calibrate, maintain, and clean instruments according to manufacturer instructions.
Complete required paperwork and electronic documentation.
Perform and record monofilament diabetic foot assessments.
Oversee reconciliation of medical-waste manifests.
Coordinate with the team to keep laboratory, consultant, diagnostic, discharge, and emergency-room reports up to date in participant files; delegate follow-up to RNs and LPNs.
Handle telephone encounters and share relevant communications with team members and participants.
Monitor the Relevant Dashboard, implement outreach to recall participants and address care gaps, and participate in pre-visit planning and daily team huddles.
Reinforce health education and counseling on general health maintenance, birth control, pregnancy, newborn and pediatric care, nutrition, STD prevention and treatment, HIV testing and counseling, substance-use and domestic-abuse awareness, and smoking cessation.
Participate in practice-team quality-improvement initiatives.
Participate in training, orientation, competency assessment, and education of new employees.
Communicate clearly and accurately, support a productive working climate, demonstrate clinical competency, and serve as a resource in the NP’s area of clinical expertise.
Maintain infection-control and safety practices in accordance with CDC and OSHA standards.