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Nurse Practitioner

Spectrum Health and Human Services • Buffalo, NY • 2h ago

Regular Full-Time

Full Time

Buffalo, NY, US

West Seneca, NY, US

Salary Range: $159,000.00 To $201,000.00 Annually

Spectrum Health & Human Services

Agency Profile: Spectrum Health & Human Services respectfully partners with adults, children, and families as they recover from behavioral, emotional, mental health and/or substance related disorders by offering individualized and meaningful opportunities of hope, empowerment and support to achieve self-defined improvements in their quality of life.

Full-time: 326 Orchard Park Road, West Seneca, NY/ 2412 Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY

SUMMARY OF POSITION FUNCTION:

As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner PMHNP in conjunction with the clinical team, has overall clinical responsibility for monitoring individual's treatment and staff delivery of clinical services; the PMHNP provides psychiatric and medical assessment and treatment; clinical supervision, education, and training of the team; and development, maintenance, and supervision of medication and psychiatric and medical treatment policies and procedures.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Knowledge and demonstration of agency core values in day-to-day activities

Collaborates with the Medical Director regarding psychiatric health services, education, and any other clinical needs

Ability to complete psychiatric assessment across the life span

Conduct psychiatric assessments including psychiatric history, course of illness, response to treatment; mental status examination and DSM 5 diagnoses

Participate in case review to collaborate with the clinical team and provide feedback and recommendations.

Orders laboratory tests, interrupts, and explains the test results to individuals and families if applicable

Perform or recommended age-appropriate screening procedures

Work with children and their families in anticipation of developmental milestones and life cycle events

Collaborate with the care team regarding an individual's physical/behavioral needs. Making appropriate community referrals for further assessment and treatment as needed

Prescribe psychotropic medications and conduct regular assessment of therapeutic responses and side effects and educate individuals/families regarding psychotropic medications

Perform age-appropriate therapy sessions to include family education.

Return calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary)

Responsible for maintaining customer relations with all agency staff and clients

Responsible for providing psychiatric services to individuals in a variety of clinical settings during scheduled hours. Scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services.

Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorders.

Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement and the state's Nurse Practice Act.

Provide crisis assessment and management of individuals during regular work hours, during other hours, and as on-call back up as needed

Submit written reports and oral testimony and presentation of opinion in commitment and other legal proceedings and in a wide range of treatment, rehabilitative, and support services matters (e.g., AOT, Social Security applications, prior authorization of mediation, etc.).

Participate in and supervise the development of the comprehensive treatment plan for each patient at treatment planning meetings.

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

Demonstrates a clear understanding of the characteristics and problems of adults and children with severe and persistent mental illness

Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of effective clinical practices and principles

Strong clinical skills and experience providing treatment to persons with severe and persistent mental illness

Excellent interpersonal skills including ability to effectively communicate, negotiate, persuade and instruct.

Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills

Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Proficient in the use of computer software such as MSWord, Excel, Outlook, etc.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Board certified or Board eligible in Psychiatry and licensed to practice medicine in the state in which the program is operating

EXPERIENCE:

Appropriate to situation

COMPENSATION: $159,000/yr - $201,000/yr

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