About Us:Champlain Valley Family Center is a leading integrated healthcare provider dedicated to delivering comprehensive, high-quality care to our community. We prioritize a holistic approach to health, combining medical, mental health, and wellness services to address the diverse needs of our patients.
Position Overview:We are seeking Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to join our team for an Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center (ICSC) for both a Part Time and Full Time position. The ideal candidates will be passionate about integrated healthcare and committed to providing exceptional care to our patients. As a practitioner at our clinic, you will collaborate with our multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, and treat individuals with mental health concerns.
Responsibilities
- Conduct Psychiatric evaluations, including the assessment of psychiatric, medical and psychosocial history.
- Develop individualized treatment plans, prescribing psychotropic medications, and adjusting dosages based on patient response and clinical guidelines.
- Provide immediate intervention for individuals in crisis, de-escalating situations and ensuring recipient safety while stabilizing symptoms.
- Provide recipients and their families with education about mental health, treatment options, medication adherence and coping strategies.
- Collaborate with other healthcare providers, social workers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated care for recipients, including planning for discharge and follow-up care.
- Participating in treatment and recovery team meetings to address needs of high-risk recipients.
- Offer expertise and support in managing psychiatric emergencies and assisting staff in handling complex psychiatric situations.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in the EHR.
- Respond promptly to emergent situations, proving telephonic or in person assessments, medication management and clinical guidance to staff and recipients during crisis situations.
- PNP will be required to be on call during designated hours to provide psychiatric evaluation and crisis intervention support as needed.
Experience
- A Master's degree in Nursing with a specialization as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is required.
- Previous experience in crisis care preferred.
- Medical Specialty in Addiction Medicine and Psychiatry preferred.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential for effective patient education and collaboration with healthcare teams.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person