Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary:

Core Values:
1. Provide client-centered care—identify, respect, and care about clients’ differences, values,
preferences, and expressed needs; coordinate continuous care; listen to, clearly inform,
communicate with, and educate clients. Recognizes that clients come first and responds to clients
appropriately.
2. Work in interdisciplinary teams—cooperate, collaborate, communicate, with the clinical team and
other service systems to ensure that care is continuous and reliable.
3. Employ evidence-based practice—integrate best research with clinical expertise and client values
for optimum care. Works from a strengths-based perspective.
4. Apply quality improvement—identify errors and hazards in care; understand and implement basic
safety principles. Knows and adheres to all of OHC policies and procedures.
Professionalism:
1. Demonstrates healthy working relationships (open and assertive communication, supportive of
others in the workplace) with all employees of the organization. Is courteous, approachable and
cooperative towards others and conducts self in a mature, competent, confident, and respectful
manner.
2. Understands and adheres to confidentiality rights of clients, co-workers and agency, consistent
with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), and protects personal health
information in written, verbal and electronic forms.
3. Attends work as required. Is on time for work shift, meetings, and appointments (i.e. Maintains
full time or part time schedule as contracted, and attendance does not impair or negatively affect
the team).
4. Adheres to the organization’s code of ethics/conduct and reports all observed suspected
violations.
5. Supports the functioning and stability of the organization by advocating and participating in
organizational improvements.

Essential Duties:
1. Maintaining an organizational plan including: objectives, policies, and the Performance
Improvement Program for the psychiatric services provided.
2. Coordinating and integrating the psychiatric services with other patient care services to provide a
continuum of care for the client.
3. Provides assessments for each client; developing treatment plans for clients which includes
prescribing medication when appropriate; makes referrals for care outside the facility when
necessary.
4. Must have an effective working relationship with clients, families, all other departments within
the facility; maintain cooperative relationship with the referral network of the community.
5. Participates in ongoing education/training in addiction treatment as needed
Responsibilities:
• Disclose in writing to the agency any other organizations with which they are affiliated.
• Disclose in writing to the agency the number of current active buprenorphine prescriptions
that count towards the prescriber’s DATA waivered capacity.
• Will not exceed the number of active buprenorphine prescriptions permitted by the
prescriber’s DATA waivered capacity.
• Will remain in compliance will all DEA regulations and requirements (i.e., documentation,
storage), as applicable.
• Will remain in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws and
regulations

Qualifications:
• A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority and be licensed to practice in the
State of NJ.
• Must have a current New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) certificate CDS

 certificate issued by the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).