The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.

Summary

The Child Center of NY is seeking a compassionate and experienced Bilingual Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Spanish/English) to join our multidisciplinary behavioral health team. This role involves providing comprehensive psychiatric services to children, adolescents, adults, and families in our outpatient clinics. The ideal candidate is passionate about improving community mental health outcomes and can connect with Spanish-speaking clients in a culturally responsive manner.

Essential Functions:

• Identifies, evaluates, and addresses psychiatric and/or substance abuse behavioral health issues
• Conducts medical assessment reviews of all enrolled clients; coordinating and referring for specialized care when indicated
• Provides psychoeducation to clients and/or families about preventive care, substance abuse, psychiatric or medical issues, and use of prescribed medications with their possible side effects
• Documents all psychiatric and/or substance abuse evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education & referrals consistent with state and city regulatory standards
• Directs psychiatric appointments with corresponding documentation in the EMR
• Signs treatment plans in a timely manner
• Resolves off-shift issues with pharmacies or communications with outside facilities when needed (e.g. emergency room collateral, potential referrals, etc.)
• Attends meetings, including risk conferences, medical and program staff meetings, team meetings
• Provides coverage for other psychiatric providers as part of larger team
• Supports in onboarding and training of psychiatric staff
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care and clinical best practices
• Performs other related duties as assigned
  
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Graduate of an accredited Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Graduate of an accredited Master’s Degree Program as a Nurse
• Practitioner with current New York State licensure
• Extensive training and/or experience in mental health and substance abuse treatment
• Knowledge of insurance/managed care process.
• Expertise in working with children, adolescents, and adults
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPAA guidelines at all times.
  
  
  

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit for long period of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or control; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.