Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner: Outpatient/Community Mental Health - Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Hospital•Saratoga Springs, NY

68d•$124,000 - $164,000•Onsite

About The Position

Saratoga Hospital seeks a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) for Saratoga County Mental Health and Addiction Services - to be a part of a vibrant, creative team. Work as a member of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group # Behavioral Health in this community mental health setting. Interest in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry is helpful. We have two days available for Addiction Medicine and three days for Child/Adolescent (Youth). Full time or Part time will be considered for a practitioner specializing in these areas. Preference would be for a provider who can pivot to each service. The Nurse Practitioner will work in a treatment team of psychiatrists, community mental health nurses, clinical social workers, licensed mental health counselors and credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselors. The Nurse Practitioner conducts initial psychiatric evaluations and periodic reviews; provides psychiatric treatment and medication management to clients and monitors participant progress towards the attainment of individual goals; attends and participates in weekly supervision, weekly staff meetings and periodic in-service trainings and may present issues/cases for review. The practice utilizes the eCR TenEleven electronic medical record. At Saratoga County Mental Health and Addiction Services, providers work a 35-hour work week. There is some flexibility with hours. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, with a one-hour lunch break, and the practice is#open until 8 on Tuesdays and 7:30 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Saratoga County Mental Health Clinic and Addiction Services is located in a bright, spacious building renovated in 2013, within walking distance to downtown Saratoga and Saratoga Spa State Park. Job functions include: Psychiatric assessment and treatment:#This provider will meet with patients of our outpatient addiction treatment program (2 days per week) who have expressed a need for addiction services and of our outpatient child/youth mental health program (3 days per week) who have been identified as having a mental health diagnosis or a concern about mental health symptoms. This provider will gather relevant history, assess symptoms and prescribe medications as appropriate. This provider will have discretion as to how often to follow up with patients and will be allotted ample time with, generally one hour for adult assessments, 90 minutes for youth assessments, and 30 minutes for follow up sessions. Medication Assisted Treatment: This provider will assess patients who struggle with relapse, urges and cravings and prescribe, when deemed appropriate, certain medications to support addiction recovery.# These include Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, Vivitrol and potentially others. This provider may be asked to perform injections of Vivitrol when prescribed or to perform any other injections that emerge in addictions treatment.# This provider will work with the Program Coordinator and Medical Director to ensure that any controlled substances are prescribed carefully with special attention to the characteristics of the population and the potential to abuse or divert medication. Health Assessments:#This provider will work with the program coordinator and medical director to ensure that regulatory requirements are met regarding assessing patient health status, referring to healthcare services and encouraging patient follow through. In addition, this provider will act as the Health Coordinator for Addiction Services. This will include face to face, noninvasive meetings with individual patients to assess their health status. Beyond regulations, this provider will have the opportunity to craft a plan for encouraging the good health of our patients, potentially including individual or group work around health topics. Multidisciplinary Team:#This provider will participate in team meetings, collaborating with various other providers to ensure quality, comprehensive care. This provider will receive clinical supervision from a psychiatrist with decades of experiences in child and adolescent psychiatrist, as well as from a psychiatrist with decades of experience in psychiatry and addiction medicine.# This provider will receive assistance from registered nursing staff with regard to coordinating patient care, managing medication refills and prior authorizations, and administering injectable medications.

Requirements

This provider must be a licensed Nurse Practitioner in NYS by the time of credentialing, with experience in the assessment of psychiatric disorders and the provision of psychiatric treatment.

Nice To Haves

Interest in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry is helpful.
Preference would be for a provider who can pivot to each service.

Responsibilities

Psychiatric assessment and treatment: This provider will meet with patients of our outpatient addiction treatment program (2 days per week) who have expressed a need for addiction services and of our outpatient child/youth mental health program (3 days per week) who have been identified as having a mental health diagnosis or a concern about mental health symptoms. This provider will gather relevant history, assess symptoms and prescribe medications as appropriate. This provider will have discretion as to how often to follow up with patients and will be allotted ample time with, generally one hour for adult assessments, 90 minutes for youth assessments, and 30 minutes for follow up sessions.
Medication Assisted Treatment: This provider will assess patients who struggle with relapse, urges and cravings and prescribe, when deemed appropriate, certain medications to support addiction recovery. These include Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, Vivitrol and potentially others. This provider may be asked to perform injections of Vivitrol when prescribed or to perform any other injections that emerge in addictions treatment. This provider will work with the Program Coordinator and Medical Director to ensure that any controlled substances are prescribed carefully with special attention to the characteristics of the population and the potential to abuse or divert medication.
Health Assessments: This provider will work with the program coordinator and medical director to ensure that regulatory requirements are met regarding assessing patient health status, referring to healthcare services and encouraging patient follow through. In addition, this provider will act as the Health Coordinator for Addiction Services. This will include face to face, noninvasive meetings with individual patients to assess their health status. Beyond regulations, this provider will have the opportunity to craft a plan for encouraging the good health of our patients, potentially including individual or group work around health topics.
Multidisciplinary Team: This provider will participate in team meetings, collaborating with various other providers to ensure quality, comprehensive care. This provider will receive clinical supervision from a psychiatrist with decades of experiences in child and adolescent psychiatrist, as well as from a psychiatrist with decades of experience in psychiatry and addiction medicine. This provider will receive assistance from registered nursing staff with regard to coordinating patient care, managing medication refills and prior authorizations, and administering injectable medications.

Benefits

Health and Prescription Plan
Dental and Vision Insurances
403(b) Retirement Plan
Company Paid Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment
LTD
Flexible Spending Account(s) including Medical Reimbursement and Dependent Care Account
Paid Time Off
professional dues
professional liability coverage
$200 annual YMCA discount
a number of supplemental insurances, services, discount programs and more!