Child & Adolescent Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

At Family Services, we are actively supporting our community's mental health. The diverse team of Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatrists, Registered Nurses, and Clinicians at our eight Behavioral Health Centers in Dutchess and Ulster Counties offer person-centered and community-informed support to anyone seeking to make a positive change in their lives, no matter their background.

We are seeking a Child & Adolescent Nurse Practitioner who is skilled in providing child and adolescent psychiatric and neurological diagnostic services to ages 3 to 17 years. The PMHNP will see clients in Kingston, Ellenville, and Poughkeepsie. If you are interested in supporting everyone's right to thrive, apply now, and let's start a conversation.

Title: Child & Adolescent Nurse Practitioner

Supervisor: Medical Director, Associate Medical Director

Status: Full-Time, Exempt, 40 hours per week – No on-call, no weekends, and no holiday requirements

Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000 based on education, experience, licensure, and board certification

Sign-on bonus available.

Are you looking to serve your community through hands-on outpatient mental health services while being surrounded by an encouraging and knowledgeable team dedicated to helping you grow as a professional? At Family Services, Inc. we believe in doing just that. By bringing together skilled practitioners and those in the community that who could benefit from their support and skills, we’re building stronger and safer neighborhoods throughout Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties.

Position Requirements: 

• Licensed as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) by the New York State Education Department required. 
• Master’s degree nursing with psychiatric profession required.
• Must be board certified.
• 3+ years’ experience preferred. 
• Currently credentialed with Medicare and Medicaid preferred.

Board Certification Requirement:

A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) will have a board certification form one of the following.

• ANCC
• American Academy of NP
• AACN
• National Cert of Nursing
• NPCC

We value flexibility and support in our work environment and offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Our benefits packages include:

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match up to 5%.
• Generous paid vacation, holiday, sick and personal time package (2 weeks’ vacation to start, 13 paid holidays per year, 12 sick days per year and 4 personal days per year).
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Access to Family Services’ Compassionate Leave Program where employees can donate/receive unused time off.
• Group term life and long-term disability insurance.
• Supplemental life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment coverage (AD&D), supplemental insurance through Aflac.
• Pet insurance.
• Family Services Behavioral Health Centers are eligible for the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP) through the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). This is a program where an employee’s student loan repayment funds are provided in exchange for a commitment to work at a STAR LRP approved facility for a certain number of years.

Our Mission:

Family Services brings people together to find the support they need, improving their lives and communities, and building a stronger safer Hudson Valley.

Our Values:

Compassion – Extending empathy and understanding to others.

Integrity – Being honest and dependable.

Hope – Believing in the strength of the human spirit and heart, to emerge and thrive when faced with a challenge.

Diversity – Promoting a vision of community comprised of wide-ranging assets.

Respect – Treating all individuals with dignity and without judgement.

Community – Recognizing and reinforcing the importance of our world as being comprised of people of differing strengths and perspectives.

Justice – Promoting social and economic equity and fairness.

Quality – Aspiring for excellence in every aspect of our work.

Position Responsibilities:

• Render psychiatric and neurological diagnostic and treatment services primarily for children, adolescents, and their families, collaborating with other mental health professionals, and a  treatment team who can also focus on both individual and family therapy, and assist with psychosocial needs of patients as needed.
• Participates in the intake and screening process of patients.
• Provides medication management.
• Works to ensure continuity of service.
• Provides referral information to alternate placement facilities.
• Reviews intake and treatment plans and signs the record as required by regulations.
• Participates in in-service training.
• Participates in information-educational community activities to further community knowledge in the detection and prevention of psychiatric
  disorders.
• Act as a resource person for other staff in the areas of medicine, psychiatry, and neurology.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Thorough professional knowledge of the practice of
  psychiatry.
• Good knowledge of current psychiatric treatments and trends.
• Ability to supervise and instruct staff members.
• Ability to develop good community relations.
• Ability to write clear and concise reports.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative and supportive working relationships with all members of the clinical and clerical staff.
• Inform Center/Clinic Director of relevant clinical and administrative issues.
• Actively support program goals and system improvements/changes.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating patient condition and making decisions on an appropriate course of treatment.
• Ability to relate sympathetically to a potentially difficult client population.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the
  position.

In this role you will be a part of a collegial inclusive workplace that welcomes and celebrates your unique contributions when it comes to culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, languages spoken, color, religion, sexual orientation, and beliefs. We strongly feel bringing your authentic self to work benefits both your clients and your fellow team members.

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Family Services, Inc. complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact hr@familyservicesny.org.

Family Services is an equal opportunity employer. We follow federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring and employment.

Must be authorized to work in the United States without work sponsorship.