Family Nurse Practitioner at Shrub Oak International School – Mohegan Lake, New York

Position:	Family Nurse Practitioner	Compensation:	$135,000 - $155,000 yearly
Dept:	Health and Wellness	Type:	Exempt
Reports To:	Director of Health and Wellness	Location:	On Site

Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.

As a school, SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. We are a residential boarding school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces.
SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students. We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways, and to manage students’ difficulties as a team. We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other.
We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles.

• We Care
• We are Innovative
• We are Collaborative
• We are Resourceful

• Free Meals every shift on site (All)
• Employee assistance program (EAP) (All)
• Insurance coverage: Health, vision, dental, life, supplemental and pet insurance (FT)
• Flexible spending account (FSA) (FT)
• Generous Paid time off (PTO) (FT & PT)
• 401k w/company match (FT)
• Tuition/Professional development assistance (FT)

• You have a passion for working with the autism population and ensuring the safety and well-being of students and staff.
• You get the job done and are capable of strategic thinking while simultaneously rolling up to your sleeves to lead and teach by example.
• You have strong written communication skills, specifically involving documentation, progress notes, incident reports, and other related administrative tasks.
• You are able to independently problem-solve and make decisions in complex medical and psychological cases.
• You are able to develop and maintain solid relationships and collaborate effectively across departments.
• You have an executive presence with the ability to represent the school professionally in large and small group settings.
• You have a demonstrated understanding in the interplay between mental health conditions and somatic health, especially the physical side effects often cause by commonly prescribed psychiatric medications.
• You can meet the physical demands including being able to sit and stand for sustained periods of time including bending, stretching, walking up and down stairs, around a hilly campus with both paved and gravel pathways as needed. May also require walking between floors or between buildings at a moment’s notice. May need to lift/move boxes up to 25 pounds and move or rearrange furniture.

• Provide primary and urgent care services to students within the residential treatment setting. Recording medical histories and symptoms and any other follow up and/or ongoing coordination that is required relative to ensuring immediate and consistent care utilizing best practice.
• Ownership of the diagnosis of health issues, administering and oversight of patient care plans, and medical tests.
• Directly prescribes and administers medication with general overnight of medicine administration and other treatments in accordance with best practices.
• Consult and collaborate with facility dining team to ensure adherence to specialized dietary requirements plans.
• Consulting and collaborating with healthcare professionals (internally and externally) and families relative to medical care of students ensuring a complete and best in class medical treatment for students.
• Provide on-call (off-hours) medical support to manage crisis and medical emergencies and ensure appropriate follow-up care as needed.
• Work in partnership with the Medical Coordinator to ensure timely scheduling and completion of specialty appointments.
• Communicate effectively with parents and/or guardians regarding students’ overall medical needs and treatment updates; providing training to students and their families to manage ongoing treatment for care at home as needed.
• Disseminate relevant medical information to school staff and parents and/or guardians as appropriate while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA regulations

Please note: This job description is not a comprehensive list of tasks or responsibilities. Specific assignments can change within the relevant field and training of your position, with or without notice.

• Master’s degree (MSN) from an accredited program.
• Active RN licensure in NYS is required. Family Nursing board-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privilege is preferred; knowledge of psychopharmacology and medication management required.
• NYS Education Dept registration as a Family NP is preferred; CPR and First Aid certification required.
• 3+ years of experience working as a Family Nurse Practitioner is required; 5 or more years is preferred.
• Experience working with children and adolescents with disabilities is required; 2+ years working with the autistic population is preferred; boarding school environment experience is preferred.
• Experience handling complex medical, emotional, and psychological situations with a holistic approach toward achieving sustained improvement, well-being, and regulation.
• Previous participation in research, training, or professional development activities related to child and adolescent psychiatry or special education.

Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation can be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job. Requests may be approved if the position/department/school/students will not be adversely affected. Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.