Nurse Practitioner
Who We Are - Psychiatry, Meet Wellness
We are a stealth-stage startup on a mission to revolutionize mental healthcare for modern life, customizing a balance of novel therapies and wellness.
With a fully integrated team of practitioners, a comprehensive care model, and a toolkit of the highest-quality evidence-based care, we offer personalized treatment plans to meet patients where they are, and help take them where they want to be.
We are reimagining what accessible mental healthcare looks like in a clinical setting.
About the Role
We are looking for a compassionate and seasoned Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner who has significant experience working with mood disorders and mental health conditions. You will be responsible for the modalities of care including, but not limited to, comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, patient consultation, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment follow-up, and ketamine pathways of care.
This role is at the very core of our holistic, wellness-focused care model, and you will deliver the highest-quality of care to spur transformatively positive changes in our patients’ lives.
Reporting to the Medical Director, you will work closely with both the clinical and operations teams to develop and implement best-outcome clinical programs while maintaining patient records in a professional and compliant manner.
You will strive to adhere to best practices, policies, and procedures, and you will participate in patient communications via our digital platforms to ensure that our services remain available to patients when they need them.
This role will allow you to see the direct impact of your practice on improving the lives of patients in need, and you will be a key individual contributor in ensuring continuous improvements to patient experience.
If you’re working in a large health system, are exhausted by bureaucracy and superfluous politics, and are looking for autonomy paired with a creative start-up environment, this is the role for you!
Roles & Responsibilities (Location: Clinic-based in NY, NY)
The Nurse Practitioner will:
● Provide and manage direct patient care for patients with stress, anxiety, mood disorders and trauma
● Conduct comprehensive assessments, chart reviews, coordinate care with outside providers and collateral contacts, carry out diagnostic work-ups, and formulate treatment plans in conjunction with the Mindset model of care
● Develop individualized care plans for patients and implement patient care management plans, record progress notes, and assist in managing all aspects of care in line with established protocols and procedures, ensuring continuity of care
● Proactively facilitate patient communication to ensure compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens and communicate with patients regarding testing results, follow-up care, and additional information
● Work within multiple clinical pathways including but not limited to: conducting psychiatric assessments, psychopharmacology (medication management), ketamine therapies (IV, intranasal, oral)
● Directly administers parenteral medications when required by staffing needs
● Prescribe and administer appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to treat psychiatric disorders as warranted after assessing patient psychosocial needs, and refer patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate
● Work within an integrated, multi-disciplinary team including wellness practitioners, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, physicians and well practitioners to provide comprehensive care
● Use validated screening, diagnostic and tracking tools according to Mindset protocols to assist with diagnosis, treatment selection, tracking and monitoring, and follow-up
● Prepare diagnostic reports, document notes within the EHR system, maintain records, manage documentation, and handle confidential patient information in compliance with all relevant governmental and regulatory guidelines
● Educate patients and families on identified health conditions and proper preventative measures
● Partner with the Medical Director and Clinical Operations manager when needed to enhance and refine clinical protocols and improve the patient experience with an emphasis on quality of care, efficiency, and patient safety
Requirements for the Role - Who You Are
● Active License for a Registered Professional Nurse and current registration or valid permit to practice in New York State
● Current New York State Nurse Practitioner specialty certification and registration; Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Practice Practitioner preferred
● ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification preferred
● 10+ years of experience in an outpatient medical setting, ideally in a private practice or startup environment, with significant experience in psychiatric care and performing psychiatric evaluations and with a focus on mood disorders
● Experience with IV Ketamine infusions or alternatively, experience in a setting where infusions and administering parenteral medications as part of your responsibilities
● Proficiency in IV insertion and blood draws
● Current BLS certification
● Strong knowledge of health and patient care regulations
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills
● Ability to master internal digital systems including, but not limited to, EHR, telehealth, and patient-facing applications
● Willingness to participate in relevant continuing education programming
● Dedication to fulfilling all applicable requirements for maintenance of medical licensure
Competitive Benefits Package
● Competitive Salary Commensurate w/ Experience
● Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
● Sick Time
● Holiday Pay
● Employer-Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance (95% Coverage for Employees, Substantial Coverage for Dependents)
Applicants can apply to: ahatfield@mindsetspaces.com
