What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Nurse Practitioner - Yaphank & Riverhead - Evening Shifts position at Suffolk County, NY?
The Suffolk County Department of Health Services is seeking a Clinical Nurse Practitioner-in Psychiatric Forensic settings at Suffolk County Correctional Facilities
NOTE SHIFTS AVAILABLE FOR RIVERHEAD :
Location :
Riverhead Jail
Work schedule :
Monday thru Friday (2 days 12 : 30pm-8 : 30pm, 3 days 7 : 30am-3 : 30pm)
Key Elements Of The Role :
- Complete psychiatric assessments of patients, including mental status examinations, to determine diagnoses, assess service needs, and prescribe psychotropic medication as appropriate;
- Provide psychotropic medication management to existing patients;
- Provide crisis intervention services as needed, inclusive of assessing patients for psychiatric hospitalization due exacerbated symptoms of acute or chronic mental illness;
- Assess patients for placement on suicide watch as well as for removal from suicide watch and or any alternative housing environments; asses on unit and in BHU office as appropriate
- Participate as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team; participate in the development of the patient's individualized treatment plan;
- Provide consultation / education to other staff as appropriate;
- Consult with community organizations and other collaterals concerning patient care;
- Performing timely and complete clinical documentation including evaluations, progress notes, etc. utilizing the electronic medical record and related record keeping systems.
- Communicate effectively and timely to unit supervisors and relevant others.
- Utilize motivational interviewing and engagement skills, as well as other appropriate evidence based practices) to promote wellness among patients.
- Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Benefits For You Now And Your Future
Overall, county government jobs offer a combination of competitive benefits and job security, making them an attractive option for many job seekers.
Starting Salary Range : $74,124-$123,192 10% Night Differential
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
OPEN COMPETITIVE
FURTHER POSITION DETAILS :
This Role Is A Provisional Appointment
A provisional appointment, which occurs only in the competitive class, is a temporary appointment to a position for which no eligible list exists or for which an eligible list exists with fewer than three candidates who are willing to accept the position. In order to become permanent, the employee who is provisionally appointed must take the next examination for the position in question. The appointment to the position is then made from among the three highest scoring passing candidates who indicate their willingness to accept the position. Civil Service law does not compel the appointing authority to choose the provisional employee should he or she be one of the three candidates.
Additional details regarding a Provisional Appointment can be reviewed at :
Suffolk County's Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity :
Suffolk County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Salary : $74,124 - $123,192
