Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

OUR VISION

To continue as an eminent healthcare provider on Long Island, dedicating ourselves to providing exceptional health care for all our patients and to transform both the lives of the individual, and the community, for the better, one person at a time.

OUR MISSION

To provide access to equitable, optimal healthcare by improving the overall wellness of all individuals in our communities and delivering high quality comprehensive patient centered care.

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION

To provide whole person care that will ensure that all patients have access to primary, specialty and social health care to achieve and maintain optimal wellness at a transparent and affordable cost.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island, formerly known as (Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center or LIFQHC) is a non-profit healthcare organization with 7 health centers, providing primary care and preventative medicine in the following locations in Nassau County: Roosevelt, Elmont, Hempstead, Freeport, Oceanside, and New Cassel/Westbury. In addition, the Harmony Healthcare Long Island has 3 school-based health centers, WIC offices (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in 3 locations, and a Health Home Care Coordination program. As federally qualified health centers, we serve the individuals in our communities, providing enhanced services, expanded hours and reduced prescription pricing, while raising the level of care. We treat patients regardless of income, residency or immigration status.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island offers a stable employment opportunity with a growing company, and competitive base compensation along with health and dental insurance, paid time off, 401-K with company match, paid holidays, employee discounts and much more.

JOB TITLE:                          Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner- Per Diem

REPORTS TO:                     Medical Director

The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of this position.

  RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat persons with mental disorders.
• Completes the history of the present illness and review past histories and social work evaluations
• Interview patients to obtain insight into their problems.
• Make referrals for further diagnostic psychological or medical testing as needed.
• Prescribes psychiatric medication when needed
• Observes and differentiates between signs and symptoms associated with normal human physiology and those indicative of pathological changes.
• Screen patients for physical illness and analyze explanations for psychiatric illness, such as developmental issues, family dysfunction, genetics, neurological trauma or social or cultural problems.
• Involves with direct patient physical assessment, education, and health planning.
• Participate in LEAN and other activities necessary to implement the multi-disciplinary patient-centered medical home approach for the care of pediatric patients
• Maintains continuity of care by regular patient follow-up.
• Assists in the coordination of services with other disciplines and patient’s insurance plans.
• Advocates for patient in arrangement of medically necessary services.
• Communicates with community’s resources to ascertain adequate assistance for patients in need.
• Refers patients to specialty services when necessary.
• Consults with collaborating physician and other members of the health care team to establish plan of care.
• Participates in quality assurance process to assure optimal care delivery.
• Provides comprehensive case management services that include emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.
• Monitors patient outcome in accordance to the practice protocols;
• Collaborates with staff nurses and nursing administrators with assessment and clinical decision in patient care planning.
• Acts as a resource person for the nursing staff.
• Conducts education in service on practice issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

 QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduated from approved Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Licensed as Nurse Practitioner in New York State.
• Basic CPR (BCLS) certification required.
• Specialty Certification Preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish or Creole preferred.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

MORE INFORMATION: This is an exempt position.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual preference and orientation, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap/disability in each aspect of the human resources function. Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The Harmony Healthcare Long Island shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.