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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Job Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Job Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
The Serenity Center OMH-Licensed MH Clinic is presently seeking PMHNPs to join our new Serenity Gold off-site program. The clinic received approval to set up treatment sites at a variety of assisted living facility locations as extensions of the Article 31 clinic.
Position Overview:
The PMHNP:
- Provides psychiatric care to clients in assisted living facilities, both in-person and remotely.
- Examines, diagnoses, treats and evaluates clients who are referred for psychiatric services, delivering a comprehensive and diagnostic 90792 evaluation.
- Reviews medical history and related documents; ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
- Provides continuing psychiatric care, medication management, and monitors the medical condition of clients, providing referrals when necessary.
- Prescribes and manages the medication profile of each client according to generally accepted psychiatric standards and in accordance with all codes, rules and regulations.
- Prepares and maintains all psychiatric records/reports and completes all required clinical documentation using our INSYNC EMR in a timely manner following all policies and procedures of OMH-licensed Clinics.
- Participates as part of our clinical team, conferring with Clinical Director and psychotherapists regarding ongoing patient psychiatric services.
- Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules; participating in utilization reviews; remaining available for emergency consultations.
- Participates in REMS drug safety program.
EDUCATION AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Current New York State licensed Nurse Practitioner.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience working with dually diagnosed substance abuse and psychiatric patients.
- Experience with recognizing and treating psychopathologies and syndromes in the geriatric population.
- Knowledge of polypharmacy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, prescribing cascades, drug-drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions.
- Ability to foster and maintain a positive working relationship in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to prioritize and to be detail-oriented, multi-task and must strive in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to make critical clinical decisions independently.
- Strong medical/clinical understanding of the business of health care.
Work as few as 1 day per week or up to full-time. Psychiatric treatment will take place between the hours of 9-5 to fit into the daily operations of the assisted living homes. Spanish-speaking is a plus! Immediate positions for in-person and remote services are available now!
Salary will be discussed at interview and will be commensurate with knowledge and experience.
Please visit our website: https://serenityctr.com/
