Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Center for Alternative • New York, NY

85d • Hybrid

About The Position

CASES is seeking a dedicated Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a passion for working with adolescents and young adults with serious mental illness, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders, limited social supports, and/or criminal legal involvement. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will work as part of a small multidisciplinary team providing coordinated and assertive treatment in the earliest stages of illness. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner engages the consumer in shared decision making about medication and the next steps in medication treatment. Medication management will be guided by a medication algorithm that provides information about evolving best practices. OnTrackNY is an innovative treatment program that serves adolescents and young adults who are within 2 years of experiencing the onset of non-affective psychosis.

Requirements

• NYS licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• Training and experience working with adolescents and/or young adults with serious mental illness
• Experience in community-based mental health services

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in Spanish

Responsibilities

• Assess the need for medications targeting specific symptoms of psychosis and other co-morbid conditions such as depressed mood and anxiety.
• Systematically manage and monitor dose changes and side effects to ensure the safety and tolerability of these medications.
• Provide ongoing diagnostic assessment.
• Provide ongoing safety assessment and crisis interventions.
• Provide ongoing assistance and support for preventing and coping with relapses.
• Provide psychoeducation regarding diagnosis and medications for participants and family members.
• Go out into the field if needed.
• Participate in weekly team meetings as well as mandated OnTrack training.
• Be available by phone, after hours (nights and weekends).
• Help ensure we maintain a safe working environment by reporting any hazards or unsafe conditions, e.g., liquid spill in hallway, to the appropriate facilities staff member or supervisor.

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: Mid Level