FACT Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Open Door Care Network provides health care and wellness programs to individuals and families in need throughout Westchester, Putnam and Ulster Counties. A pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door provides more than 300,000 patient visits annually and serves nearly 60,000 individual patients who might not otherwise have access. Open Door offers integrated services and a holistic approach to building healthier communities.

Primary medical care, dental care, integrated behavioral health care, clinical nutrition, wellness programs, and chronic disease management are the foundation of its clinical programs.

Founded as a free clinic in 1972, Open Door’s mission of building healthier communities through accessible, equitable, culturally competent health care has led to site and service expansions. Today, Open Door operates centers in Brewster, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Port Chester, and Sleepy Hollow, in addition to eight School-Based Health Centers in the Port Chester and Ossining School Districts, a mobile dental van in Mount Kisco, and a new dental practice in Saugerties, NY.

For more information, please visit our website ndoormedical.org.

Open Door is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who will perform nursing duties in accordance with NYS Education Practice Guidelines. The NP will supervise the nursing team to promote and restore patient’s health as he/she provides, delegates, evaluates and coordinates comprehensive nursing care through the use of the nursing process for participants of all ages, gender, cultures, and background; provide physical and psycho-social support to participants and family members.

The NP provides care to participants of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will report to the designation above depending on the specific site assigned with indirect report to the Clinical Coordinator.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Work collaboratively with the Clinical Coordinator to provide medical support to the FACT team PATIENT CARE SERVICES Comprehensive Clinical Treatment:
The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for the psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing medical treatment of participants, including prescribing and managing medications.

Supervise the nursing team to ensure that they are compliant with NYS Education Practice Guidelines, review charts, client care, etc.

Assess, plans, directs, and evaluate nursing care as determined by the patient’s age related physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs

Performs and records screening tests (blood pressure, temperature, pulse, weight, EKG, vision, hearing) to participants of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups

Administers medications, treatments, and intravenous solutions; perform lab/diagnostic testing and therapeutic procedures as per standing orders/ or written order by the clinician. Safely stores and maintains inventory of medications, immunizations in accordance with the CDC and NYS Vaccine Program Reviews medication patient’s medication list, communicates patient status, and needs to the provider prior to the patient visit for all participants, highlighting the chronic disease and high-risk participants

Maintains emergency equipment and oxygen tanks

Collects and performs CLIA laboratory procedures including but not limited to rapid strep test, urinalysis, pregnancy screening, hemoglobin A1C, and blood glucose monitoring pregnancy tests. Records and reports results appropriately, calibrates, instrument maintenances and cleans following manufacturer’s instructions. Completes appropriate paperwork or electronic documentation necessary.

Performs monofilament diabetic foot assessment and records results

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