APRN - Adolescent Psychiatry

Overview

Position: APRN – Adolescent Psychiatry

Locations: Stamford, CT

Scheduled Hours: 37.5

Position Type: Full-Time 

EMR System: Epic

 

Why Choose Yale New Haven Health? 

Excellent work environment—Keeping the patient at the center of everything we do, we focus on improving clinical care, outcomes, patient satisfaction, safety, value, clinical research, and education. Our efforts reach beyond the walls of our hospitals to care for our communities, too. 

Career Advancement – Unlock your potential and embrace exciting opportunities for professional growth and career advancement within our esteemed healthcare system. 

Relocation Assistance – We recognize how vital a smooth transition is, and with our relocation assistance, your journey can be seamless. 

Benefits: – Competitive salary, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. Pension plan matched tax-sheltered annuity plan and Roth contributions—tuition assistance effective day one. Generous PTO program, loan forgiveness program.  

Employment Perks – Employee wellness initiatives and support programs. Professional development and continuing education opportunities. Yale New Haven Health includes Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, and Westerly hospitals; several specialty networks; and Northeast Medical Group, a physician-led multi-specialty group with over 1,000 physicians. Intriguing cities with something for everyone, whether you love arts, history, parks or delicious food. 

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Greenwich Hospital seeks to recruit an advanced practice registered nurse to join our adolescent psychiatry team. Located at our Greenwich Office (500 West Putnam Avenue), the APRN will act as a prescriber for adolescents engaged in the department’s intensive outpatient program (IOP) and for adolescents and young adults seeking pharmacotherapy. The APRN will work collaboratively with department and system physicians and the treatment team to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients.

• As a valued member of our team, you will: 
• Provide assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the process as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.  
• Work in collaboration with the attending supervising/collaborating physician(s) in accordance with state law and hospital regulations, hospital policy, protocols, and clinical pathways, and may provide autonomous team-based care.  
• Obtain medical histories, performs physical examinations when necessary, reviews/orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and radiologic results, formulates and manages patient treatment plans.  
• The APP will educate patients and families on care and available resources, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. This includes admitting instructions, treatment plans, potential side effects, and discharge plans.  
•  The APP, as part of an interdisciplinary team, provides psychosocial support to patients, their family members, and significant others in a caring, ethical, and professional manner.

EDUCATION 

• Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program. 

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum two years of experience in clinical practice
• Experience and training working with geriatric population strongly preferred
• Active, unrestricted CT medical license or in process of obtaining
• ACLS/BLS (as required) Certification
• DEA License

 

 

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

 

Additional Information

 

To learn more, please email our In-House Physician Recruiter

 

Nathalie Martinez at Nathalie.Martinez@YNHH.org

 

Websites:  www.northeastmedicalgroup.org/careers      www.ynhhs.org

 

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

YNHHS Requisition ID

180172