Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry - Residency

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NPP) Resident takes part in the Jewish Board’s Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Residency, a unique and pioneering one-year program that provides a structured, nurturing training and learning environment for newly graduated and early career NPPs.

The NPP Resident is a full-time, fully credentialed NPP and a regular employee of the Jewish Board (as opposed to trainees, students, interns, etc.) NPP Residents learn to provide welcoming and comprehensive care in collaboration with clients, supervisors, families and other colleagues and stakeholders, using a recovery-based lens that is person-centered, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and outcomes driven.

The Jewish Board is a mental health and social services agency. We proudly support people of all ages, religions, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and physical and intellectual abilities across New York City’s five boroughs.

The NPP Residents’ RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:

• Working a minimum of 2 days on site in our clinical programs in New York City. The Residency Program works with the NPP Resident to make this in person requirement sustainable. (The remaining portion of the Residents’ schedule is remote-based.)
• Providing direct, independent client care under their own license as a NPP, in supervised clinical rotations. The Residency’s Preceptors provide regular and intensive supervision and support to Residents throughout their Residency year.
• Providing behavioral health assessment including diagnoses, prognosis, treatment recommendations and planning and coordination with other care providers like therapists.
• Providing medication management for clients, including administering injectables.
• Communicating and collaborating with health care providers outside of the agency to enhance clients’ medical health.
• Frequently “checking-in” with Preceptors to discuss various issues including diagnoses, medication choices, psychosocial stressors, medical concerns, etc.
• Engaging in didactic and quality improvement activities, e.g. presentations and research on medications; independently developing new approaches to broader issues impacting mental health care.

CORE COMPENTENCIES:

• Translate research and other forms of knowledge to improve practice processes and outcomes.
• Communicate practice knowledge effectively, both orally and in writing
• Participate in agency quality improvement projects to ensure the best client outcomes.
• Create a climate of patient-centered care to include confidentiality, privacy, comfort, emotional support, mutual trust, and respect.
• Work in supervision with central psychiatry team and directors to improve practice.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

•          Proficient with electronic health record

•          Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook); comfortable and proficient using audio video platforms (i.e., Zoom, Microsoft Teams).  

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to travel required throughout the 5 boroughs of New York City.
• Demonstrated ability for critical thinking, receptiveness to feedback, curiosity and thoughtfulness, and demonstrated motivation to learn

EDUCATION / TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s degree in Psychiatric Nursing required
• Active New York State license as a NPP and RN and DEA license aresequired.
• Approved OPRA status in NYS preferred; application for OPRA status at point of hire is required.
• ANCC certification or pending application is required.  

 VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY, WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT

• To perform the essential functions of this job, the candidate is routinely required to sit ( 90% of the time) and stand ( 10% of the time)