Marketing StatementWoodhull Medical and Mental Health Center is attuned to the healthcare issues that matter to the people of North Brooklyn. Woodhull focuses on preventing disease and promoting healthy lifestyles by reaching out to the community at various locations.At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.Job DescriptionPURPOSE OF POSITIONThis position is being created to have a Nurse Practitioner on a 9:00AM to 5:00PM schedule for Behavioral Health Inpatient Units to ensure compliance with the 7 day rounds in Psychiatry.Areas Of ResponsibilitiesINPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHSummary Of Duties And ResponsibilitiesUnder a collaborative agreement with an attending Psychiatrist and with the latitude for independent initiative and judgment, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will perform the following functions:
- Provides professional/clinical services to patients in lnpatient Psychiatry to assess and address
the need for psychiatric and/or substance abuse treatment, psychiatric medication(s),screening and referral for medical care, and follow-up as appropriate.
- Performs a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation that includes assessing current psychiatric
symptoms and past psychiatric history, the psychosocial and physical health status, evaluationof mental status, current and past history of violence, suicidal or self-harm behavior, substanceuse, level of functioning, health behaviors, trauma, and social and developmental history.
- Completes Initial Psychiatric Assessment, Suicide Risk Assessment, AIMS, and appropriate
rating scales on the first treatment day with patient.
- Reviews the medical record if the patient has had prior hospitalizations,
- Contacts the patient's outpatient psychiatrist (or clinician)to exchange clinical information if
patient has been treated outside of hospital.
- Documents patient's clinical and treatment status daily for first five working days and a
minimum of three times a week thereafter. There must also be a note when there is asignificant change in the patient's condition or treatment.
- Documents any psychiatric, behavioral, substance abuse and active medical problems on the
Problem List and Comprehensive Treatment Plan within three days of admission.
- Develops a differential diagnosis derived from the collection and synthesis of assessment
data.
- Consults with other members of the interdisciplinary team to determine, evaluate, and plan
treatment goals/objectives,
- Updates and completes the Treatment Plan Review weekly after the completion of the
Comprehensive Treatment Plan and/or whenever there is a significant change in the patient'scondition or treatment.
- Records patient's status and progress of care rendered, and plan for future care and
therapeutic interventions appropriate to the patient's needs.
- Counsels and guides patients, their families, and/or significant others relating to physical
health, psychiatric treatment, and progress,
- Request appropriate laboratory tests within established protocols, and interprets findings of
relevant diagnostic and laboratory tests.
- Prescribes and makes adjustments on medication within established protocols, and follow
such medication(s) interventions as appropriate'
- Manages psychiatric emergencies by determining the level of risk and initiating and
coordinating effective emergency care.
- Serves as team leader in psychiatric crisis situations.
- Ensures that patient and staff debriefings are conducted immediately following Code Greys or
other behavioral crises, leading the debriefings if possible'
- Ensures that a patient Behavioral/Safety Plan is in place for all patients, and that team
members are aware of and consider patient preferences in responding to a crisis.
- Consults with the physician, as appropriate, for evaluation of findings of the psychiatric and
health screening in order to make prospective decisions about treatment.
- Ensures the timely and appropriate management of a patient's medical problems by the unit's
internist.
- Notifies the Unit Chief and/or Director of inpatient Psychiatry of sentinel events, incidents,
Code Greys, elopements, deviations from standards of cares and problems that may affectthe customary and usual activities of the unit'Minimum QualificationsDepartment PreferencesHow To ApplyIf you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the Apply Now button.NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs