Job Description

Adelphi is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide medical services at a clinic in Chenango County, New York. The ideal candidate will have experience in serving patients with developmental disabilities.

• Ref #: BD-494-04
• Profession: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• Location: Chenango County, New York
• Facility Type: Clinic
• Job Type: Contract
• Shift Schedule: 8-18 hours per week, onsite
• Start Date: September 1, 2024
• Duration: 5 years

Requirements:

• New York license
• Be an enrolled Medicaid/Medicare provider
• 3 References
• Experience in treating people with developmental disabilities
• BC/BE

Responsibilities:

• Provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for individuals with developmental disabilities, considering telehealth when appropriate.
• Evaluate patients and offer psychiatric treatment recommendations.
• Conduct psychiatric assessments based on observations, interactions, and reports from various sources.
• Identify and assess the presence or absence of DSM recognized disorders such as delusional disorders, character disorders, obsessive disorders, etc.
• Ensure evaluations and assessments are clear, concise, and comprehensive.
• Collaborate with medical personnel and interdisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans and provide case management.
• Document all encounters, evaluations, consultations, and assessments in the individual's clinical record.
• Enter clinically relevant findings and treatment recommendations into the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Provide electronic prescriptions for psychotropic drugs when the individual's primary care physician cannot.
• Offer crisis intervention and monitor the effects of prescribed psychotropic medications.
• Maintain psychiatric progress notes, including medication changes and adverse reactions.
• Assist in writing and filing formulary determinations, prior authorizations, and coverage authorizations with patients' insurance plans upon clinic request.
• Mediate admissions of patients to psychiatric inpatient units when necessary.
• Review prospective patient transfers from the New York State Office of Mental Health.
• Provide in-service programs to educate staff and attend required training, granting the clinic a license to use related documentation.

Adelphi Medical Staffing is a nationwide recruiting firm that focuses on sourcing locums, per diems, travel nurses and allied health, and non-clinical professionals for private and government facilities. We aim to place skilled providers in facilities where they can provide the most value while contributing to both providers and facility growth and success.For our providers, our recruiters are committed to supporting your requests, ensuring that you're compensated at market value, and ensuring you are placed where you can build your career while maintaining a constant line of communication with updates along the recruitment process. At Adelphi, it is not just about filling vacancies but providing opportunities to expand and achieve your professional goals. Adelphi is rapidly becoming the premier choice in staffing, as we daily add numerous job opportunities for our professionals and provide you with the best option for your next career step. For our clients, we understand the widespread shortage of healthcare and skilled workers who can provide high-level care and output, and that is why we promise to provide our clients with the best-fit candidates for their facilities. As we provide our recruitment and placement services, we recognize the importance of relationships in the industry and aim to maintain a successful and long-lasting working relationship with our clients and the people they serve.

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