Title: Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry
Department: Health Services Division
Job Location: New York, NY
Job Status: Temp to Perm
FLSA: Exempt

About Greenwich House:

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.

Position Summary

The NPP provides patient care for individuals seeking or in treatment within the Greenwich House Health Services Division, including mental health and substance use disorder clinics. The NPP works collaboratively with clinic MDs to provide patient assessment and diagnosis, formulate treatment plans, prescribe medications, order laboratory tests, interpret test results, provide patient education, prepare medical records, and refer patients for inpatient care in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession. The NPP works under the supervision of the medical director.

Specific areas of responsibility include:

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  Clinic Responsibilities
  • The NPP provides patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.
  • Collaborates with the staff physicians and advanced practice providers, the nursing staff, and technical personnel, as well as the counselors and outside providers to improve outcomes and care coordination.
  • Provides psychiatric health services, education, individual and group counseling and assessment, primarily onsite but through telemental health when indicated.
  • Refers patients for inpatient care, as necessary.
  • Issues medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines.
  • Administers injectable medications as clinically indicated.
  • Orders laboratory tests, interprets and explains the test results to patients.
  • Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary.
  • May also provide primary medical care services as indicated, in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.
  • Medicaid and Medicare enrollment preferred.
• Administration
  • Complete documentation collaboratively with patients during sessions as the standard.
  • Work within the agency’s electronic medical record and paper-free environment.
  • Attend staff meetings.
  • Participate in case conferencing.
  • Provide education on psychiatric disorders and their impact on SUD recovery to staff.
• Compliance and Risk Management
  • Maintain credentials, Medicaid/Medicare and Managed Care enrollment.
  • Complete documentation within HSD standards.
  • Participate in incident management when applicable.
• Other
  • Perform other duties and special assignments directed by the direct supervisor.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience as a licensed practicing NPP, preferably in a community-based non-profit or other mission-driven organization that targets adult underserved populations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of mental health and substance use disorders to include dually diagnosed, and harm reduction.
• Knowledge of Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT), including methadone, buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone (Vivitrol). Experience working with adults across age ranges to include -ages 18 to 100+.
• Ability to communicate and work as a team with Greenwich House HSD managerial and line staff.
• Comprehensive understanding of regulations and compliance requirements for documentation.
• Strong problem-solving and strategic-thinking skills, ethical decision-making and discretionary judgment.
• Ability to lead, motivate, supervise, evaluate, train, and manage health professional students.
• Respectful, collaborative, and energetic style.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work under pressure.
• Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry and NYS licensure required. Cannot be disbarred, sanctioned, or excluded from Medicaid/Medicare services or being at a location where children are present.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:

As of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/