NP / Nurse Practitioner / New York / Locum tenens / Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Job

A New York City-based medical services organization is looking to add a licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) to their team in Queens.

About the Opportunity:

• Start Date: ASAP
• Assignment Length: 6+ months
• Schedule: Monday to Friday
• Hours: Standard business (two late nights a week)

Responsibilities:

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) will be responsible for:

• Participating in treatment planning by providing medication management interventions and/or concrete services, such as crisis services and recommendations for referrals to outside agencies/providers
• Prescribing medications, including Long-Acting Injectable Anti-Psychotics (LAI’s)
• Providing consultations to the clinical staff and prescriber as needed
• Conferring and consulting with members of the Treatment team (including the clinician, clinical supervisor, prescriber, and other professional and technical personnel) in implementing a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
• Participating in reviewing and signing the psychosocial intakes, treatment plans, discharge summaries, no case made form, and other pertinent chart documentation on the Care Logic EHR
• Maintaining consistent communication with the treatment team, leadership team and other staff via use of technology (Bleuler email, Carelogic email & Alerts, Teams, Voicemails)
• Performing other duties, as needed

• 2+ years of experience as a  Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• NYS Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) license
• Bilingual (English and Spanish)
• Solid assessment, clinical, and documentation skills
• Patient oriented
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized

• Master’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent