LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY

REPORTS TO: Clinical Director

DEPARTMENT: Behavior Health Department

SCHEDULE: Full Time / Hybrid

$1,500 Hiring Bonus

AGENCY BACKGROUND:

MercyFirst is a not-for-profit human and social service agency that has been serving children and families in need since we were founded by the Sisters of Mercy/Hermanas de las Misericordia in 1894. Today our agency continues to address the emotional and physical needs of children and families in Brooklyn, Queens and across Long Island through innovative treatments and life-changing interventions. We provide community-based prevention and family foster care services, group homes in the community for struggling children and families within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and short-term residential services for unaccompanied migrant children. Each year, MercyFirst serves more than 3,000 children, teenagers and families overcome enormous obstacles, re-imagine their futures and develop their full potential.PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

The Behavior Health Department provides mental health services to children aged 3 to 21 that have been placed in MercyFirst care. Children placed in care are more likely than not to be exposed to adverse childhood experiences and traumatic stress, the Behavior Health Department takes a strength-based, trauma-informed child centered approach to service delivery.

SUMMARY:

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner shall serve as a member of the clinical staff and provide psychiatric input to the treatment planning team. Prescribe and monitor children’s medications and educate families of benefits, risks, and side effects. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program
• Graduate of an accredited master’s degree Program as a Nurse Practitioner with current New York State licensure
• 2 years clinical experience in pediatrics.
• Knowledge of or experience in foster care or similar pediatric populations.
• Valid DEA license.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license with satisfactory driving record.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides direct evaluation and treatment of clients according to the scope of practice and incompliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations to include NYSED where applicable.
• Maintain a safe and secure environment for clients.
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and provide opinions on diagnoses and indications for psychotropic medication.
• Works with the Treatment Team members to establish treatment goals for youth/children utilizing historical and current information available.
• Ongoing consultation and training of parents and staff to improve the delivery of services and client outcomes.
• Provides emergency and after-hours behavioral health consultation.
• Provide ongoing medication management.
• Assist in psychiatric hospitalizations.
• Complete psychiatric progress notes and progress notes on all interventions within established timeframes
• Record medication and laboratory orders and follow up medication reviews.
• Report behaviors believed to be symptomatic, emotional, physical, or psychological disturbances.
• De-escalate emotional and/or physical outbursts using therapeutic crisis intervention.
• Respond to emergencies as needed and/or directed.
• Understand and apply knowledge of child and adolescent development.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients and staff.
• Maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Follow all of MercyFirst’s established policies and procedures.
• Understanding and willingness to commit to the Agency’s Mission, core values, Sanctuary commitments, and DEIB principles.

BENEFITS/PERKS:

• A comprehensive health insurance package including medical, dental and vision plans for you and your family
• 403B retirement benefits
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, 12 paid holidays)
• Free employee assistance program through National EAP
• Insurance discounts for our staff and their families
• Trainings to support professional and personal development
• Employee wellness program
• Employee recognition activities

Salary Range:
$130,000 - $144,000 per year
Hiring bonus of $1,500 after 500 worked hours

MercyFirst is an inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization and an Equal Opportunity Employer who welcomes prospective employees from diverse backgrounds for all levels at the agency. We strive for a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve, and do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age (18 and over), military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, marital status, partnership status, care giver status, pregnancy, genetic information or predisposition or genetic characteristic, unemployment status, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, consumer credit history, or any other status protected by federal, state, and/or city law. This includes, but is not limited to, employment actions against and treatment of employees and applicants for employment.