Nurse Practitioner

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $162,750 - $162,750

Position Summary

The Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our team in a full-time position to work within the division of Adult Psychiatry in the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program. This position will support the department by providing clinical care within the New York Presbyterian Hospital at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 

The CPEP is staffed with Psychiatric Attendings, Residents, Registered nurses, students, licensed social workers, a recreation therapist, and admission personnel; a vibrant team where professional peer support and supervision is also a priority. A typical work week would include three 12-hour daytime shifts.

Responsibilities

Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry is a world leader in providing care. Our mission areas include Healthcare, Education and Research. We offer care for our patients in over 25 specialty areas as well as individualized care for complex cases. Our Residency, Fellowship and Graduate programs are among the best in the Nation. Our Clinical, Translational and Basic Science research features collaborations across specialties and stretches from the bench to bedside. We also have several active Clinical trials available to our patients.

• Provide diagnostic psychiatric evaluations for patients in the adult emergency department.
• Orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians.
• Assess for risk factors and contraindications to treatment.
•  Provide psychopharmacologic and short-term psychotherapeutic treatments for a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses. 
• Works collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team with strong interpersonal and communication skills is essential.
• Setting requires exceptional flexibility, consultative skills, and active collaboration with other providers and team members.
• Documents essential elements of patient care in accordance with regulatory and institutional standards.
• Performs general administrative functions, and related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus four years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing

Other Requirements

• A minimum of two (2) years' experience in an outpatient setting, or inpatient setting, or emergency department setting.
• Current New York State Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse license.
• National Board Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• DEA certificate
• Valid BLS
• Must successfully complete all online systems training requirements.

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