Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Residential Treatment Facility)

OLV Human Services•Buffalo, NY

1d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Are you passionate about delivering compassionate, trauma-informed psychiatric care and shaping brighter futures for young people? Join OLV Human Services as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and make a lasting impact in the lives of youth! The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) co-leads the overall medical and psychosocial wellbeing of the patients receiving services at OLV Human Services, ensuring the best possible health outcomes for the individuals in treatment. Scope of practice includes evaluating psychosocial conditions, prescribing psychotropic medications, and medication management. Attend and participate in client screenings. Individuals supported include youth in the OMH Residential Treatment Facility. Providing on-call responsibilities.

Requirements

Key medical competencies for psychiatric practices
Clinical knowledge of appropriate evidence-based treatment modalities for children and families
Knowledge of OMH regulatory expectations
Knowledge of electronic record keeping
Communication: Oral and written
Attention to detail: Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Problem solving: Takes a systematic approach to solving problems rather than reacting to symptoms.
Decision-making ability: The aptitude to extract, interpret, integrate and manage information correctly and make timely and concise decisions for the best course of action, among multiple alternatives, to enable the decision-making process to take place on a higher level to achieve objectives.
Dependability: Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Minimum Degree Required: Graduate degree, Licensed PMHNP
Minimum Experience Required: 1-year post-medical degree experience
Required License/Registration/ Certification: Board Certified Licensed Psychiatric -Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) preferred
Training Requirements: New Hire Orientation

Nice To Haves

Board Certified Licensed Psychiatric -Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) preferred

Responsibilities

Provide diagnostic examinations for client intake, including interviews with patients, family and other providers; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests; ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
Collaborate with therapists concerning developing treatment plans aligned with evidenced based practices, by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional developmental, social, and behavioral disorders, establishing treatment goals and methodologies.
Treats patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress and providing instructions to patients, family and providers; monitoring effects of medications, ensuring alignment with standard psychiatric treatment guidelines.
Triage and treat in emergent situations, as appropriate for the clinical setting, including referral of emergent conditions beyond the scope of care at location, as appropriate.
Member of interdisciplinary treatment team, consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.
Maintains accurate and complete patient records, ensuring timely completion in OLV Human Services EMR.
Work directly with all the clinical treatment team on all aspects of operation as well as providing staff training for clinical competence.
Completes Continuing Education as required for NYS Licensure; updates job knowledge by participation in continuing medical educational opportunities; maintain professional networks; participate in professional organizations; explore new and different opportunities to add value to job accomplishments and the agency.
Provide on-call duties.
Additional duties as the program designates.
Comply with all federal and state regulations and agency policies pertaining to HIPAA, false claims, whistleblower policies and all others.
Performs all other job-related duties assigned by supervisor.

Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), including paid holidays
Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program (click here to learn more: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation)
Casual dress code
Health, dental & vision insurance options
Free dental insurance
Paid Employer sponsored life insurance.
Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse also completes
Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working
Employee referral program