Nurse Practitioner (BH)

NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region's only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi's Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

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Job Description

Under the general administration of the Chair and the Site Director for Psychiatry, this position encompasses professional, supervisory and administrative activities of various degrees of latitude for complexity and responsibility in providing diagnosis of psychiatric illness and executing corrective therapeutic intervention in collaboration with a psychiatrist and in accordance with written Nurse Practitioner protocols approved by N.Y.S. and the institution's Medical Board

• Provide psychiatric care including psychiatric evaluations, admissions and follow-ups in the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) under general supervision of the collaborating physician
• Performs comprehensive psychiatric history and psychosocial assessment
• Performs basic psychiatric interviews to obtain historical information from patient, family and appropriate sources
• Perform and record physical and mental status examination
• Perform, order and interpret appropriate screening and diagnostic laboratory tests and consultations

Minimum Qualifications

1. A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse issued by the New York State Department of Education (NYSED); and

2. Current certificate as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the NYSED; and

3. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Department Preferences

One year experience as Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Preventing and Managing Crisis (PMCS)

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes :