Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Sun River Health
- Jamaica, Queens, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Consult with MD/LCSW on patients in the Impact Model, via telephone encounter, ECW consult, and/or with patient visits, as needed to address depression and anxiety
- Consult with MD on medication management, via telephone encounter, ECW consult, and/or visit with patient as needed to address BH concerns
- Provide medication management for active Sun River Health Patients
- Provide clinical care (medication management/psych evaluations) for patients to support efforts to achieve care plan goals, in support of ongoing care by MD/LCSW, with referral back to ongoing care with clinical team
- Provide provider education on medication management and other related topics
- Participate in case conferencing with LCSW/MD and care teams
- Psych evaluation of pain management patients who are also prescribed psychotropic medications or at the request of their treating physician, in compliance with Sun River Health pain management regulations
- Approval of treatment plans for patients in BH care at Sun River Health (NYS regulation by an MD)
- Participate in efforts to support Sun River Health's primary care and BH integration efforts
- Ensure appropriate transitions of care with external Article 31 providers, hospitals, etc
- Respond to Sun River Health clinical teams for crisis intervention
- Interviews, diagnoses and evaluates patients referred for psychiatric assessment
- Oversees treatment by all mental health clinical
- Participates as a team member in conferences concerned with diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Writes reports and documentation as required
- Consults with other mental health and medical provider staff regarding treatment of patients.
- Prescribes psychotropic medication as needed and monitors its effectiveness
- Provides in-service training to professional and paraprofessional staff
- Reviews case records to monitor quality of care
- Must demonstrate knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
- Must be able to identify and categorize each patient's age - specific grouping of needs, such as those for infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients
- Must be familiar with the process of addiction