What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner position at Children's Home?
Join an Innovative Program for Youth and Families!
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people? As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in our Sullivan County Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program, you’ll be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to helping children ages 10-21 avoid hospitalizations and out-of-home placements. By delivering intensive, highly coordinated, and personalized services, you’ll play a crucial role in addressing the significant functional challenges and severe symptoms experienced by youth facing mental health issues or serious emotional disturbances.
What You Can Expect as a Youth ACT Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with the Children’s Home:
- Collaborative Environment: Enjoy strong support and open communication within a team focused on providing intensive services to 28 youth and their families.
- Specialized Training: Receive in-depth training in the Youth ACT model, along with essential skills in person-centered planning, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, social determinants of health, cultural competence, implicit bias, and other best practices.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct psychiatric and medical assessments
- Prescribe and manage medications
- Collaborate closely with the Youth ACT team on medication and service coordination
- Partner with Youth ACT team providing community-based services
- Provide education and training to the team
- Participate in daily team meetings and treatment planning
- Communicate with external health providers as needed
- Offer psychoeducation to clients and families
- Meet with youth in their home or community as needed
Your Education and Qualifications:
- Master of Science in Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing from an accredited institution required
- State of New York certification as a Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry with prescriptive privileges required
- DEA License required
- Experience in prescribing psychotropic medications to children and adolescents across multiple diagnoses required
- Five years of experience as a psychiatric clinic nurse specialist or psychiatric nurse practitioner preferred
If you want a rewarding career where you make a positive impact on children and their families, we want to talk to you! At The Children’s Home, we partner with children, families, and communities to inspire hope, develop skills, and cultivate healthy relationships for positive futures.
Apply today to become part of the Children’s Home Team today!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $95.00 - $105.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Loan repayment program
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Psychiatry
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a Valid Drivers License
Experience:
- NYS certification as a Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry: 2 years (Required)
- psychiatric nurse practitioner: 5 years (Preferred)
- prescribing psychotropic medications to children: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- DEA Certification (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Liberty, NY (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Liberty, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $95 - $105
