Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner | Fort Drum, NY

Position Overview

This is an Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner Clinical/Psychiatric) position located at Fort Drum, New York. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation with salary negotiation available for those new to Federal employment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform full range of advanced practice nursing care for treating beneficiaries (children, adolescents, and adults) requesting mental health services
• Evaluate new and existing patients, gather histories, discuss goals with patients, and implement mutually agreed upon solutions
• Prescribe medications, educate patients about risks and benefits, probe for side effects, and monitor progress of psychiatric patients
• Perform psychiatric intakes and evaluations
• Work closely with other members of the total treatment team in the formulation of the total care plan for patients
• Provide comprehensive nursing care for any type of psychiatric patient

Qualifications

• Education requirement: transcripts must be submitted
• License requirement: current, active, valid, unrestricted license must be submitted
• Foreign education credentials must be evaluated if applicable

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $89,508 - $116,362 per year
• Student loan repayment, recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required

Schedule & Call Requirements

• One year trial/probationary period may be required

Location Highlights

Position is located at Fort Drum, New York within the Defense Health Agency.