Acacia Network, the leading Latino integrated care nonprofit in the nation, offers the community, from children to seniors, a pathway to behavioral and primary healthcare, housing, and empowerment. We are visionary leaders transforming the triple aim of high quality, great experience at a lower cost. Acacia champions a collaborative environment to deliver vital health, housing and community building services, work we have been doing since 1969. By hiring talented individuals like you, we’ve been able to expand quickly, with offices in Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, Orlando, Tennessee, Maryland and Puerto Rico.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for working alongside our physicians and facilitating advanced primary and specialty nursing services to our patients. The primary responsibility will be to provide advanced primary and/or specialty nursing care to patients in the facility. Duties will include, but are not limited to, performing physicals exams, recording patient medical histories, creating patient care plans, administering treatment and diagnostic tests and observing the patient’s response to treatment.

This position pays: $62.50 per hour.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and assessments.
• Conduct mental status examinations and pharmacological evaluations.
• Prescribe medications, teach clients about side effects and monitor response to prescribed medications, including ordering of laboratory tests as needed.
• Administer injectable medications as needed.
• Complete all documentation (i.e. progress notes and psychiatric assessments) as required in a timely manner in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Review and provide recommendations for treatment plans.
• Provide expedited services to clients based on risk assessment status as clinically indicated.
• Provide crisis intervention services to clients as needed.
• Communicate with other medical practitioners in order to coordinate treatment for clients.
• Speak with managed care insurance representatives to obtain authorizations for prescribed medications when needed.
• Participate in staff meetings and case conferences.
• Collaborate with primary counselors, clinical supervisor, and program director to discuss status of client progress in treatment and provide input/guidance on treatment planning and risk management issues.
• Maintain an 80% show rate for clients who are scheduled for regular appointments
• Provide a behavioral risk screening of the newly admitted residents and share the findings with the primary care team. Provide a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation as requested.
• Provide ongoing psychopharmacological management as clinically appropriate.
• Recommend and provide behavior management interventions as appropriate and functions as a member of behavior rapid response team.
• Collaborate psychiatric management with the members of the primary care team and the attending psychiatrist.
• Participate in inter-departmental collaborative committees as needed and quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
• Document clinical activities in the medical record and maintain documentation of administrative activities.
• Maintain a collaborative relation with medical director and medical staff and seek supervision as needed.
• On call responsibilities as designated by the director.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess an active and unrestricted license as Nurse Practitioner (NP) in New York State.
• Must possess an active and unrestricted license as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) in New York State.
• Must possess an active and unrestricted DEA registration.
• Data 2000 waiver.
• Must be board certified by either ANCC or AANP.
• Must possess an advanced degree, either an MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) or DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) from an accredited nursing program.
• Must possess current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Must possess current NYS approved Infection Control certification (4.0 hours valid for 4 years).
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

WHY JOIN US:

We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development. Our benefits package includes competitive pay, paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and more.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.