Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Agency

• People
• USA -
• Ulster
• County
• Crisis
• Support
• Center
• Job
• Position: Psychiatric
• Nurse
• Practitioner
• Full-time and
• Per-Diem
• Available
• Location:
• Kingston,
• NY
• Salary/Payrate: $81.70 per hour/exempt
• Work
• Schedule:
• Wednesday,
• Friday,
• Saturday 7 am to 7pm
• Job
• Summary: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will work in collaboration with the team at the Ulster County Crisis Support Center to provide urgent response and/or treatment services to guests experiencing an acute mental health and/or substance use crisis. The NP will provide voluntary crisis treatment services with an emphasis on peer and recovery support in a safe and therapeutic environment by providing stabilization and referral services 24/7/365.
• Job
• Responsibilities &
• Duties:
• Provide Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation and Plan to determine diagnostic impressions and help guide the next steps in treatment.
• Utilize contributions of the mental health professionals and staff at the Crisis Support Center to support treatment planning;
• Participates in the intake and screening process of guests;
• Provide psychosocial assessment and appropriate care to meet needs of individual
• Behavioral Interventions and medication management and training to address mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders
• Management of mild to moderate substance withdrawal and intoxication
• Assess for Medication Addiction Treatment (MAT) to treat physical and psychological symptoms of substance use
• Provide medication therapy to assess the effectiveness of the guests existing medication regimen by reviewing the guest's medication record and consulting with the individual
• Works to ensure continuity of service;
• Provides referral information to providers and/or alternate placement facilities;