Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Tillary Street

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

Perform psychiatric evaluations of, prescribe psychotropic medication to, and provide medication management for clinically robust clientele. Attend to emergent client clinical needs, such as participating in case conferences and performing crisis intervention. Provide guidance to LPNs when needed. Work alongside other program managers to design and implement program improvement policies, procedures, and other strategic planning efforts. Assist the agency's incident review and training committees. Unique opportunity to utilize and enhance both clinical and management skills. Provide emergency first aid / CPR when needed. Related duties as assigned. Report to VP of Nursing for clinical portion of supervision.

HOURS :

Full-time 37.5 hours per week

Monday-Friday 8am-4 : 30pm

QUALIFICATIONS :

NYS certification as a mental health psychiatric nurse practitioner required. Excellent emergency response and interpersonal skills a must. Good writing skills and computer literacy needed. Prior experience working with the mentally ill and / or substance abuse population or other related experience preferred. CPR / AED / first aid / naloxone certifications or willingness to be trained required. Bilingual preferred.

• Vaccination preferred but not required.

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Today, we have over 1000 full-time, part-time, and per-diem positions located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. Come and learn why 95% of BRC employees report that they would recommend BRC as a good place to work, and join us in building a more caring and compassionate city.

BENEFITS

BRC takes the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees seriously. Employees are eligible for health insurance and paid sick time benefits immediately upon starting work. In addition, full time employees receive a generous benefits package, including :