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).) 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr