Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Remote NY - (Part Time) - Up to $15,000 Sign On Bonus!

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Summary

PM Pediatrics Healthcare is seeking a psychiatric nurse practitioner for the psychopharmacology role with experience in child and adolescent behavioral health needs to join our virtual Behavioral Health Program. This unique opportunity for pediatrics will provide comprehensive behavioral health for the common conditions seen in pediatrics such as depression, anxiety, ADHD and conduct disorders in an extended virtual model.

Description

**Up to $15,000 sign on bonus if you are currently enrolled as a “Fee for Service” provider with New York State Medicaid. 

**This position is fully remote, MUST have a current license and DEA for NY.

**Schedule includes afternoon and evenings.

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of the virtual behavioral health team, providing patient services using evidence based medicine
• Diagnose and assess mental/behavioral health disorders for pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients; formulate differential diagnoses
• Demonstrate appropriate clinical judgement in assessment and treatment, following established clinical care guidelines
• Collaborate and communicate with therapist team and medical leadership to discuss patient treatment plans
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests when appropriate
• Conduct patient history and initial evaluations of incoming patients
• Prescribe medications as part of the patient’s treatment regime as allowed by license
• Provide both medication management and counseling for patients
• Educate patient and parent on medication side effects, risk/benefits and proper usage of new medication and reasonable outcome expectations of medications
• Establish and modify patient treatment plan based on clinical assessment and re-assessment with screening tools
• Appropriately document each patient visit in the electronic medical record, including subjective and objective data, assessments, treatment plan, and other documentation as necessary
• Communicate patient’s plan of care with behavioral health team and patient’s primary care physician
• Work with members of the healthcare team in educating the patients of their medical care
• Continually update clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, formal and informal education and review of literature for the benefit of themselves as well as for the healthcare team
• Provide appropriate referrals when necessary

Qualifications

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification from an approved nurse practitioner program
• Minimum three years of professional nursing experience in a clinical setting plus two years of nurse practitioner experience
• Licensed as an advanced registered nurse practitioner with prescriptive authority in the state practicing

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to screen for danger to self or others
• Demonstrated adherence to acceptable ethical and behavioral standards of conduct
• Ability to collaborate with strong skills working with a team
• Experience working specifically with children and adolescents
• Prior experience with use of electronic health records

REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Masters of Arts in Psychiatric/Mental Health/Nursing
• Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
• Valid DEA License
• Valid CDS License

Compensation:

Compensation Dependent Upon Location and Experience

The salary/rate range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary/rate for this role. Please note that actual salaries/rates may vary within this range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and based on experience and qualifications.

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EEO Statement

PM Pediatric Care is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.