Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

The Community Health Center of Buffalo (CHCB) is seeking a full time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our large, diverse, well established, state-of-the-art health center in Buffalo, NY. CHCB offers a generous benefits and paid time off package, $1,000 CME reimbursement and four (4) paid CME days annually, medical student loan repayment eligibility through the National Health Service Corps, paid malpractice insurance and much more.

Primary Function :

In collaboration with Behavioral Health staff, provides assessments, evaluations, consultations, examinations, differential diagnosis and treatment planning to a select group of patients.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provides clinical direction to the clinical staff including Social Workers, Case Managers, RNs, LPNs and Medical Assistants.
• Adheres to all CHCB's clinical policies and procedures, including infection control principles and confidentiality.
• Assess psycho-social health status through medical history and physical examination.
• Orders and interprets laboratory tests.
• Triage, diagnose and treat illness and behavioral health conditions within the specialty area of practice.
• Functions and contributes as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Perform therapeutic and corrective measures including prescribing medication and provides preventive health maintenance and education.
• Teach and counsel patients, families and groups.
• Adheres to the conditions specified in the Nurse Practitioner Practice Agreement.
• Participates in quality improvement activities.
• Complies with all the guidelines set by the collaborating physician in accordance with all regulatory agencies governing health care delivery.
• Performs special assignments as requested.
• Prepares written documentation as required by the profession and the department; maintains, distributes, analyzes and protects information for required records, reports and statistics as directed.
• Directs, instructs and evaluates nurse practitioner students assigned to CHCB.
• Regular attendance is required.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Performs other relevant duties as assigned or requested.

Minimum Qualifications : Possess a current, unrestricted New York State license to practice as a Nurse

Practitioner. Possess and maintain a current DEA Registration number to prescribe controlled substances.

Master of Science degree in Nursing. National certification in specialty area. Computer literacy.

Proficiency in MS Office.

Preferred Qualifications : Five (5) years' experience in anoutpatient setting.Experience with eClinical Works Electronic Medical Record System.

Salary : $115k - $120K