Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Adelphi Medical Staffing, LLCNot Specified, New York, United States

30+ days ago

Job type

Permanent

Job description

Adelphi is seeking Nurse Practitioners(NP) - Psychiatry to provide services for a facility in Irie county in NY. The ideal candidates will provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Job Quick Facts

Ref# : BD-395-03
Profession : Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Specialty : Psychiatry
Location : West Seneca, NY
Service Setting : Outpatient
Coverage Type : Clinical
Start Date : TBD
Contract length : 5 years
Shift Schedule : M-F; 8a - 4 : 30p

Requirements :

Active NY license

BE / BC

DEA

A minimum of 1 year experience in serving people with developmental disabilities

Enrolled in Medicaid / Medicare

Responsibilities :

Provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for Individuals with developmental disabilities.

Evaluate patients and advise on psychiatric treatment.

Provide psychiatric assessments based on observations and interactions with the patients.

Ensure the evaluations and assessments are clear and concise and convey all pertinent information.

Participate in the development of treatment plans and case management.

Provide electronic prescriptions for psychotropic drugs for patients as needed.

Provide crisis intervention and prescribe pharmaceutical intervention as necessary.

Monitoring positive and negative effects of psychotropic medications prescribed.

Mediate admissions of patients to a psychiatric inpatient unit, if necessary.

Review prospective patient transfer.

Provide in-service programs to increase the knowledge of staff providing care and treatment and attend any specified training that is deemed necessary.

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner • Not Specified, New York, United States