Purpose: The psychiatric provider will provide behavioral health care services to both children and adults in an integrated care center.
Job Duties:- Responsible for providing outpatient care to patients showing a change or decline in mental status
- Work independently with other members of the medical or behavioral health team, with entitlements to specific clinical privileges approved by the clinic's Board of Directors
- Take part in an interdisciplinary team that provides primary care, dental and behavioral health care to employees and patients
- Perform patient histories and physicals, risk factor assessment, ordering of therapeutic and diagnostic tests; and attend to consultations and appointments
- Prescribe medications following the clinic's policy and relevant regulations of the State
- Consult with physicians on cases that are beyond the scope of qualification of PMHNP
- Put all relevant patient data in medical records and case presentations
- Formulate, execute and review healthcare education delivered to patients and families for disease prevention
- Ensure smooth communication with other health professionals for effective delivery of clinic service to patients
- Provide consultation to the clinic's nursing and medical staff for improvement in holistically treating the whole patient, which enhances overall quality service delivery of the clinic
- Provide clinically relevant supervision to other psychiatric providers and social workers.
- Complete staff employee evaluations, at minimum once yearly.
- Manage corrective actions with Chief Clinical Officer as needed.
- Provide onsite behavioral health guidance to all staff in the absence of the Chief Clinical Officer.
Education/Skills/Qualifications:- Psychiatric nurse practitioner Masters or Doctorate degree or graduated from accredited physician assistant program with at minimum 3 years post graduate experience in psychiatry.
- Self-disciplined, energetic, passionate, innovative
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required
- Leadership and organizational skills essential
- Bilingual especially in Spanish is preferred, but not required
- Computer literate preferred
- Demonstrate sound judgment, decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of medical office practices, procedures and equipment
- Knowledge of problem-oriented record keeping
- Correct English usage, spelling and grammar
- Confidence to communicate and outreach to other community healthcare organizations and personnel
- Knowledge of community resources
- Must possess nurse practitioner registration in NYS, which must be unrestricted, current, complete, and active
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