Job Summary:
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for the Division of Behavioral Health.
Salary: $100,000-$140,000

Responsibilities

• Provides patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations, and protocols regulating the profession.
• Collaborates with the staff psychiatrist, the nursing staff and technical personnel, as well as the counselors within the organization
• Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling, and emotional support.
• Refers patients for inpatient care in collaboration with the staff psychiatrist, as necessary.
• Issues medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines.
• Orders laboratory tests, interprets, and explains the test results to patients.
• Provides patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits, and reasonable outcome expectations.
• Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary.
• May also provide primary medical care services as indicated, in accordance with statutes, regulations, and protocols regulating the profession.
• Performs similar or related duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing, with a Psychiatric/Mental Health emphasis, from an accredited college or university
• Three (3) years of experience related to the above described duties.
• Must be licensed as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner within the state of NY
• Must be able to work 25+ hours a week