MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR NYS OMH LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
SUMMARY
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner functions as a member of a mobile,
multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team serving individuals
with severe mental illness in their homes and communities in Jefferson
and Lewis Counties. The team provides a full range of clinical
treatment, psychosocial rehabilitation, and community support services
designed to promote recovery by improving psychiatric symptoms,
preventing relapse, teaching skills, providing direct assistance and
securing community resources necessary for successful functioning in
work, school, home and social relationships.
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, under the supervision of the
Psychiatrist and in conjunction with the Team Leader, has clinical
responsibility for monitoring recipient treatment and staff delivery
of clinical services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (when functioning to offset the
psychiatrist hours) provides:
- Psychiatric and medical assessment
- Treatment
- Education and training of the team.
- Development, maintenance, and supervision of medication
administration as well as psychiatric/medical treatment and procedures.
- The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner may also fulfill the duties of
a registered nurse.
Attends morning team meetings.
Provide telephonic consultation to primary care physicians as
requested for mutual patients.
Suggest treatment plan changes including medication recommendations
for patients who are not improving as expected.
Act as liaison with psychiatric hospitals providing inpatient care.
Participates in on call rotation.
Completes required ACT curriculum and training, as well as
participates in any additional education required by the agency.
Other job-related duties as assigned.
Management has the right to add or change the duties of this
position at any time.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner should hold a current NYS NP
license, a current NYS RN license, and a current DEA registration.
