HSD Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry

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 supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.

Position Summary 

The NPP provides patient care for individuals seeking or in treatment for mental health within the Greenwich House Health Services Division. The NPP 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 NPP works under the supervision of the medical director.

Responsibilities

Clinic Responsibilities 

• The NPP provides patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.
• Collaborates with the staff physicians and advanced practice providers, the nursing staff, and technical personnel, as well as therapists, case managers, and outside providers to improve outcomes and care coordination.
• Provides psychiatric health services, education, individual and group counseling and assessment, primarily onsite but through telemental health when indicated.
• Refers patients for inpatient care, as necessary.
• Issues medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines.
• Administers injectable medications as clinically indicated.
• Orders laboratory tests, interprets and explains the test results to patients.
• Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary.
• May also provide primary medical care services as indicated, in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.
• Provide coverage by phone for urgent patient issues when colleagues are on paid time off.
• Medicaid and Medicare enrollment preferred.

Administration 

• Complete documentation collaboratively with patients during sessions as the standard.
• Work within the agency’s electronic medical record and paper-free environment.
• Attend staff meetings and trainings.
• Participate in case conferencing.

Compliance and Risk Management 

• Maintain credentials, Medicaid/Medicare and Managed Care enrollment.
• Complete documentation within HSD standards.
• Participate in incident management when applicable.

Other 

• Perform other duties and special assignments as directed by supervisor.

Qualifications 

• 5 years’ experience as a licensed practicing NPP, preferably in a community-based non-profit or other mission-driven organization that targets adult underserved populations.
• 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.
• Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry and NYS licensure required. Can not be disbarred, sanctioned, or excluded from Medicaid/Medicare services or being at a location where children are present.

Vaccination Requirement:

Greenwich House requires all new hires to be vaccinated and recommends all employees, interns, volunteers, and on-site contractors stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (including booster shots). 

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty, to include climbing stairs, lifting 15 lbs and ability to respond to patient medical emergencies. 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/