Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Title

Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry

Department

Center for Resiliency and Wellness

Reports To

Chief Medical Officer

Job Location

623 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10012

Job Status

Independent Contractor (1099)

Availability

Monday-Friday; 8-24 hours remote and / or on-site per week within hours of 9am-7pm

Approval

Chief Health and Human Services Officer

Requirements

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner License

About Greenwich House

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness support, education, personal enrichment, skills building and cultural experiences.

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry provides patient care for individuals seeking or in treatment for mental health within the Greenwich House Health Services Division. The Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry works collaboratively with clinic MDs to provide patient assessment and diagnosis, formulate treatment plans, prescribe medications, order laboratory tests, interpret test results, provide patient education, prepare medical records, and refer patients for inpatient care in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession . The Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry works under the supervision of the Medical Director.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of mental health and substance use disorders to include dually diagnosed, and harm reduction.
• Experience working with adults across age ranges to include ages 18 to 100+.
• Ability to communicate and work as a team with Greenwich House HSD managerial and line staff.
• Comprehensive understanding of regulations and compliance requirements for documentation.
• Strong problem-solving and strategic-thinking skills, ethical decision-making and discretionary judgment.
• Ability to lead, motivate, supervise, evaluate, train, and manage health professional students.
• Respectful, collaborative, and energetic style.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work under pressure.
• Perform other duties and special assignments as directed by supervisor.

Clinic Responsibilities

Compliance and Risk Management

Qualifications

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https : / / www.greenwichhouse.org / about /