Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry (NY HELPS), Elmira Psychiatric Center, Assertive Community Treatment, Geneva, P24070

Minimum Qualifications New York State License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse AND certification by the New York State Education Department in the Psychiatry specialty area to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.

Duties Description Nurse Practitioners assess the physical and psychosocial status of clients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests, which may include the diagnosis of illness and physical conditions and the performance of therapeutic and corrective measures.

NOTE :

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. License and Certification : Loss of license or certification to practice in New York State may result in removal from your position.