Position Description

The part-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) will assist in the provision of psychiatric care for clients of GMHC’s Mental Health and Substance Use Department. The Psych NP will facilitate coordination of seamless behavioral health, medical, support and prevention services for program clients. The Psych NP will also provide support for individuals in needs of Medication Assisted Treatment to help with substance use issues. As a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team designed to improve overall functioning of clients, the Psych NP will provide individualized care planning to address the continuum of behavioral health and medical care of clients.

Essential Job Functions

The following duties are mandatory requirements of the job:

• Complete psychiatric evaluations for clients presenting with acute and non-acute symptomology
• Formulate diagnoses based on interpretation of psychological, social, and substance use history and diagnostic tests
• Assess psychiatric needs of clients and refer to appropriate agencies and support services
• Under supervision of Medical Director, provide medication administration, observation, and ongoing psychotropic and prophylactic medication management
• Provide MAT Services
• Symptom medication management
• Provide urgent and non-urgent care (routine scheduled care)
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences to enhance patient care using a bio-psychosocial perspective
• Work collaboratively with staff to ensure an integrated service plan is in place and is supported to address the continuum of behavioral health and medical care
• Develop, in coordination with Medical Director and Program Management, additional behavioral health referral sources and linkages
• Provide all required documentation/statistics accurately and in a timely manner

Other Responsibilities

The following duties are to be performed as assigned by the supervisor:

• Attend grantee meetings, conferences, and/or other trainings as needed
• Assist with special projects and perform other duties as assigned

Education and Certification

• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Licensed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of New York
• Must be certified to practice in the subspecialty of Psychiatry
• At least 2 years’ experience working with mental health and substance use diagnoses.

Special Skills and Knowledge

In addition to the above-listed job responsibilities and educational requirements, the ideal candidate for this position possesses most or all of the following:

• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills are required
• Proficiency in computer systems is necessary
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team
• Trained to handle issues such as domestic violence, trauma, psychoses and interactions among co-occurring disorders, and substance using populations
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working with HIV/AIDS, POC, and LGBTQ-identified adults and community needs
• Familiarity and ease with harm reduction and recovery-based models of care
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and independently
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred