Position Description

Title: Psychiatric Nurse

Department: Clinic

Status: Exempt/ 37.5 hours per week

Responsible To: Director of Clinical Services

Starting Salary: $35.50 per hour

At Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca (F&CS), we are committed to providing high quality, equitable, and inclusive mental health services to community members of all life stages. We are seeking a Psychiatric Nurse to assist us in managing the psychotropic medication needs of our clients by assisting the prescribers with client phone calls, managing refill requests, and generally assisting with managing the schedules of prescribers to most effectively and efficiently serve our community.

Responsibilities

· Evaluate incoming requests for new psychiatric services, gather relevant information necessary before first appointment (including external records, objective questionnaires, consent forms, etc.), and schedule according to urgency, consulting when necessary.

· Manage between appointment phone calls with clients including those initiated by clients as well as follow up calls per provider request, including completing suicide risk screenings and assisting with safety planning with high risk clients as needed

· Manage psychiatric provider schedules, including moving appointments when urgent needs arise

· Manage medication refill request process, including reviewing recent prescription and appointment history, reviewing any side effect or compliance issues, screening for risk, passing along information to covering prescriber if own prescriber is unavailable, etc.

· Complete prior authorizations as needed

· Assist with caseload management of psychiatric providers, including monitoring for and assisting with the transition to PCP once stable on medication regimen

· Support clients through referrals to other specialists as needed and ensure that follow up lab work or other needed information is completed as directed by psychiatric providers

· Perform I-STOP review for all clients seen by psychiatric providers

· Manage transitions/referrals between psychiatric team members in consultation with director of clinical services

· Additional responsibilities as assigned by the director of clinical services

Required Qualifications

· Licensed as registered nurse in New York

· Expert knowledge regarding HIPAA and privacy regulations

· Prior experience working with psychiatric providers

· Demonstrated knowledge, awareness, and skills regarding mental illnesses, the psychotropic medications used to address their symptoms, and common issues that arise when managing them

· Commitment to continuing to learn about impact of culture and identity in the healthcare environment

Additional Preferred Qualifications

· Experience working with clients across the age spectrum, from young children to older adults

· Experience working with marginalized communities and the intersecting systems that impact them including those who experience homelessness, food insecurity, poverty, racism, homophobia/transphobia, ableism, etc.

· Experience working with family members of clients, including the permissions and limitations of privacy regulations on family involvement

· Experience working in a facility licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health

Our Rewards & Benefits

Family & Children Services of Ithaca provides a supportive and dynamic work environment that is built on collaboration and professional growth. We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for career advancement.

· 403 (b) retirement plan with an employer match

· Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), in addition the following paid holidays: New Year’s Day, MLK Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day

· Comprehensive health, dental, and pretax HSA/FSA benefits program for you and your eligible dependents

· Enhanced Short Term Disability, Free Basic Life, and AD&D

F&CS is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and, in that spirit, actively encourages applications from members of groups whose exclusion from the mental health field has been longstanding. No individual will be discriminated against in application, hiring or employment on the basis of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religious affiliation, and socioeconomic status.

Application Submission Process

Please email a cover letter and resume to: Dr. Alecia Sundsmo, Director of Clinical Services at asundsmo@fcsith.org.

MISSION STATEMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES OF ITHACA:

Family & Children's Service of Ithaca supports, promotes and strengthens the well-being of individuals and families by providing high quality, accessible mental health care and related social services, with a particular sensitivity towards the needs of children.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35.30 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Physical setting:

• Outpatient

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Ithaca, NY 14850: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person