Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - ACT TEAM PMHNP

The Jewish Board•New York, NY

5d•$170,000

About The Position

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works on a multidisciplinary Adult ACT team providing treatment and support to adults living in the community who have severe mental illness and whose needs have not been well met by traditional service delivery. The position provides psychiatric services including behavioral and medical health assessments, diagnosis, treatment recommendations and planning, clinical treatment, and follow-up planning. Care is individualized and person-centered, with shared decision-making among the client and multidisciplinary team. The role includes in-person visits with clients and, when appropriate, their families, custodians, or caregivers in homes and community settings. The practitioner collaborates with other providers and systems involved in each client’s care and works with the Director/Team Leader on clinical responsibility for monitoring recipient treatment and staff delivery of clinical services. The position requires some evening availability and rotating on-call coverage, including a portion of the ACT team’s 24/7 direct-phone coverage. Most program services take place in the community, with less time spent in the office. Frequent travel within the assigned borough is required, and services may need to continue in a new borough until a client’s case is transferred. The practitioner must be able to travel within New York City while carrying equipment weighing up to approximately 10 pounds.

Requirements

Licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in New York State.
Current DEA registration for prescribing controlled substances.
ANCC certification or a pending application.
NYS OPRA status approved or application pending.
Health Commerce Account in place by the onset of employment.
Ability to work as a team member with complex cases.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn electronic health records and other software as required.
Proficiency with electronic health records.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Comfort and proficiency using audio-video platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
Ability to travel within New York City, carrying equipment such as a laptop and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 pounds.
Ability to travel frequently within the assigned borough and continue providing services in a new borough when a client relocates until the case is transferred.

Responsibilities

Assess clients’ health and behavioral health, including differential diagnoses and prognosis, and provide treatment recommendations and treatment planning.
Provide client education about mental health and recovery strategies; review progress and recommend discharge and aftercare planning.
Monitor recipient treatment and staff delivery of clinical services.
Prescribe psychotropic medication as appropriate and provide medication management.
Provide counseling, brief therapy, psychoeducation, and other planned care for clients and their families in support of multidisciplinary treatment plans.
Attend daily team meetings, weekly one-on-one supervision, team meetings, supervisory specialty sessions, case reviews, and mandatory ACT trainings offered by CPI.
Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress toward care-plan goals.
Provide on-call after-hours crisis intervention to clients and their support networks, including respite referrals and other diversion and stabilization services.
Participate in case reviews and contribute to treatment-planning and goal setting.
Consult with non-medical staff on complex cases.
Participate in developing and implementing person-centered care plans that include formal and informal supports.
Communicate with outside health care providers and interpret health results for client care planning.
Engage clients and families as active partners in developing, reviewing, and modifying care when appropriate.
Assess risk, develop safety plans, and provide crisis intervention services.
Provide an initial assessment visit and required subsequent visits in the community, with at least monthly services or services as clinically indicated.
Administer long-acting injectable medication as needed and oversee injection-calendar monitoring in conjunction with the RN.
Order and review labs, manage prior authorizations, and follow up with pharmacies.
Perform blood draws as needed.
Translate research and other knowledge into improved practice processes and outcomes; communicate practice knowledge orally and in writing.
Participate in agency quality-improvement projects and work under supervision with the central psychiatry team and directors to improve practice.
Perform other related duties as assigned.