Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Center for Alternative • New York, NY

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

CASES is seeking a skilled and recovery-oriented Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to serve in a key clinical leadership role on the ACT Team. In partnership with the Team Leader, the PMHNP holds shared responsibility for the delivery of high-quality, person-centered clinical services. This role includes conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments, providing psychopharmacological treatment, and coordinating consumers’ physical and behavioral health care needs. The PMHNP collaborates closely with interdisciplinary team members and external providers and delivers care in a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented manner that addresses the complex realities of individuals living with serious mental illness in the community.

Requirements

• Currently licensed as a Psychiatric Mental Health 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 justice-involved, homeless, with limited social support
• Excellent written and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in Spanish

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 ACT 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.
• Helps maintain a safe and clean environment, ensuring proper use and disposal of medical supplies/equipment as required, adheres to infection control protocols, and notifies their supervisor immediately of any potential safety hazard identified in the office/client-care environment.

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