Nurse Practitioner - Psych

One of our client is seeking for a Psych Nurse Practitioner

Type: Dire-Hire/ Full-Time

Location: New York

Summary

• Under the general supervision of the Vice President, Medical Services provide diagnostic and therapeutic medical care and services to patients.
• Assist in the observation and evaluation of patients, perform case histories, conduct physical examinations, and order laboratory tests.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Provides anticipatory guidance, screening and health education to patients to promote and maintain health.
• Initiates treatment for patients with commonly occurring health problems which lie within the nurse specialist's scope of practice by using a systematic approach to history and physical appraisal of patients and/or families through clinical judgment of evaluated data.
• Prescribes, coordinates, delegates and evaluates care.
• Prescribes medications listed in the approved institutional formulary as a function delegated by the physician consultant(s) to the practice.
• Monitors patients with stabilized long term or chronic illness.
• Plans appropriate care utilizing community resources and acts as a liaison by relaying information necessary for continuity of care to other health professionals and agencies.
• Instructs individual and/or families or groups about health or defined health problems.
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities.
• Participates in research projects.
• Promotes guest relations; anticipates and responds to the needs of others; provides assistance in a courteous, quick manner; treats others with care and respect maintaining privacy, confidentiality and dignity.
• Maintains a professional appearance and a clean, safe environment.
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
  
  

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing with advanced skills in physical assessment preferred.
• Minimum of three years clinical nursing experience and/or two years post masters clinical nursing experience desirable.
• Skill in making diagnosis, selecting and providing appropriate treatment for medical or surgical emergencies (life or death or severe injury), as indicated until emergency assistance arrives.
• Ability to assess a patient's condition and to initiate appropriate treatment.
• Knowledge of pharmaceuticals to treat disease and illnesses, to include a knowledge of the mechanism of action, side effects, toxic nature, and drug interactions of medications;
• Ability to perform and interpret diagnostic tests in order to determine therapeutic treatment plans.
• Ability to deal effectively with patients.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with patient, families, nursing staff, and other departments.
• Must be computer-literate and must become competent in computerized programs in use at the company.
• Must become competent in the use of computerized word-processing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation programs.
  
  

* NPI number, Medicaid and Medicare number required*

Benefits

• Vacation, personal, and sick leaveMedical, dental, vision plansPension & retirement plan Short & long-term disabilityLife insuranceAFLACPet Insurance
• Student Loan Forgiveness Programs
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment
  
  

Please email: 4afpacjmbjk@d3jtg8.com

Salary: $135k-150k