Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry (NY HELPS), Elmira Psychiatric Center, Finger Lakes - ACT, P28296

Elmira Psychiatric Center (EPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to serve on their Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team. The ACT team provides comprehensive care that is community-based and occurs in the individual’s home or community. The goal of the ACT team is to maintain care to the individual in their natural environment and reduce demand on emergency departments and inpatient hospital services.

As an NPP on the ACT Team, you will have an approximate caseload of 48 patients who reside in the Geneva, NY area. You will provide comprehensive, patient centered, and recovery focused treatments to individuals, including:

• Conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments
• Creating comprehensive treatment plans
• Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated, person-centered, and recover-centered care
• Providing psychopharmacology services related to the development, maintenance, and supervision of medications for psychiatric and medical purposes, including medications for opioid, alcohol, and tobacco use disorders, clozapine, and long acting injectables.
• Providing individual and group psychotherapy
• Coordinating with external providers, hospitals, and county programs to support safe discharge planning and long-term community integration

About EPC:

EPC provides comprehensive inpatient and community treatment services to adults who have been diagnosed with serious mental illness and children and adolescents diagnosed with serious emotional disturbances to New York’s Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions. Community-based services include Assertive Community Treatment, Mobile Integration Team, Community and Family Care Residences, Intensive Case Management, School-based Day Treatment, Drop-In Centers, and outpatient clinic treatment.

EPC, located in Elmira on the Chemung River in New York’ Southern Tier, is just a short drive to the Pennsylvania border.

Known for its unique blend of small-town charm and urban amenities, Elmira offers affordability in a quiet city environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates from outside or within State Service may be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement

• Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry if they have certification and current registration as a Nurse Practitioner in the Psychiatry specialty practice area by the New York State Education Department.

OR

Candidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Additional Information

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

A background check will be required.

Posted Salary is the sum the statutory job rate for PS&T Grade 24 ($120,439), and a Geographic Differential ($25,000).

Note:

• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
• License and Certification: Loss of license or certification to practice in New York State may result in removal from your position.