What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner position at POSTGRADUATE CENTER FOR MENTAL HEAL?
Job Details
Description
JOB SCOPE:
This is a direct service position requiring specific knowledge of mental health, and skills in crisis intervention and stabilization. As part of the ACT you must be willing to go out into the community to provide services. This position requires the desire to work as part of a team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Participate in morning meetings and staff meetings.
• Evaluate need for psychotropic medication; prescribes medications as needed, educates clients and relatives about these medications and their effects, reviews and adjusts dose level as needed, and documents all medications in consumer’s electronic chart.
• Conduct visits in the community in accordance with NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) licensing standards.
• Coordinate consumer access to medications with the RN and LPN nurses including administering injectable medications when needed.
• Order routine blood work and/or toxicology testing as needed.
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
• License in NYS as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• Minimum of three (3) years working with people with serious mental health conditions, co-occurring substance use disorders, and homelessness.