Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Adelphi is seeking Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (NP) to provide services for a facility in Irie county in NY. The ideal candidates will provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Job Quick Facts • Ref#: BD-395-03 • Profession: Nurse Practitioner (NP) • Specialty: Psychiatry • Location: West Seneca, NY • Service Setting: Outpatient • Coverage Type: Clinical • Start Date: ASAP • Contract length: Min 1 year; renewable up to 5 years • Shift Schedule: 8-10 hrs per week (Hours can be complete on one day or split between two days ( Wednesday and Friday).) Requirements: • Active NY license • BC/BE • DEA • Min. of 1 year experience in serving people with developmental disabilities • Enrolled in Medicaid/Medicare Responsibilities: • Provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for Individuals with developmental disabilities. • Evaluate patients and advise on psychiatric treatment. • Provide psychiatric assessments based on observations and interactions with the patients. • Ensure the evaluations and assessments are clear and concise and convey all pertinent information. • Participate in the development of treatment plans and case management. • Provide electronic prescriptions for psychotropic drugs for patients as needed. • Provide crisis intervention and prescribe pharmaceutical intervention as necessary. • Monitoring positive and negative effects of psychotropic medications prescribed. • Mediate admissions of patients to a psychiatric inpatient unit, if necessary. • Review prospective patient transfer. • Provide in-service programs to increase the knowledge of staff providing care and treatment and attend any specified training that is deemed necessary. • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned