Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; NY - Remote

Summary

This remote role is part of PM Pediatric Care’s virtual Behavioral Health Program, where a psychiatric nurse practitioner will provide comprehensive mental health support to adults and adolescents, addressing depression, anxiety, ADHD and mood disorders through an extended virtual care model.

• 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 to educate patients about 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

Hourly rate: $100.00 – $110.00, commensurate with experience and location.

• Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification from an approved nurse practitioner program
• Minimum three years of psychiatric 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
• 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

• Master of Arts in Psychiatric/Mental Health/Nursing Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
• Must hold an active New York license;
  New Jersey licensure is strongly preferred
• A current New York DEA license is required

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.