What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner position at Amoskeag Health?
Amoskeag Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and progressive, nonprofit primary healthcare organization that celebrated its 30th year in 2023!
Our team of healthcare professionals positively impacts the health, well-being, and quality of life for those we serve providing comprehensive, integrated, affordable healthcare and education to patients. We utilize a team-based model including embedded Behavioral Health Clinicians as well as Case Manager, Care Coordinators, and Community Health Workers.
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (Psych NP’s) at Amokeag Health provide psychosocial evaluation, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions for patients with various behavioral health issues. This may include medication management, brief interventions, assessments and referrals. The Psych NP’s at Amoskeag Health staff what is primarily a consultative service. The primary care providers (PCP’s) refer patients to the Psych NP’s by way of the counseling staff and the main reasons for referrals are either clarification of a psychiatric diagnosis or diagnoses or assistance with a medication plan of care for the patient. The Psych NP’s see the patient for 3-5 visits on average and then return the patient to their PCP for routine f/u care. Pediatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners see patients ages 8 and older.
