Job Description
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Family Centers Inc., has an opportunity for a part or full time Child and Adolescent Psych APRN (or Psychiatrist) to provide psychiatric consulting and treatment services necessary for the promotion of optimal health.
The Opportunity
Family Centers Inc. is looking for an experienced, energetic and compassionate Psychiatric APRN to provide psychiatric services to children and adolescents in Family Centers outpatient clinics and seven school-based outpatient clinics in Stamford, Greenwich and Darien,CT
Position can be part time hourly rotating weekly throughout clinics (currently 100% telehealth). Psychiatric schedule and appointments are maintained by Office Support staff.
The Psychiatric APRN will provide consultation to children, adolescents and staff. As a consultant to staff, the Psychiatric APRN will also meet individually and in groups about particularly challenging students or topics. These consultations may focus upon diagnostic clarification and/or treatment planning.
The Psychiatric APRN is available to provide diagnostic and treatment services to children and adolescents in collaboration with the assigned and covering Clinician. The Psychiatric APRN will provide diagnostic clarification, medication evaluation, medication management and treatment planning consultation.
Qualified candidates will have the following:
o APRN license with specialty and/or Board Certified in Psychiatry (or Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited university)
o An unrestricted license in Connecticut
o State of Connecticut controlled substance and DEA numbers
o Experience working with children and adolescents
o Medical malpractice insurance in addition to that offered by the agency
About Family Centers Inc., Mental Health Program
Located in Stamford, Greenwich and Darien, Family Centers Mental Health Programs screenings, individual, couple and family mental health counseling and other wrap-around services. The sites are licensed by the State of Connecticut, and are staffed by licensed professionals and office support staff that specialize in mental health. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, each year our clinicians in Greenwich and Stamford are eligible to participate in the National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment program (contingent of availability of federal funding).
About Family Centers Inc.
Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education, health and human services to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 200 professionals and 1,200 trained volunteers collaborate to provide our communities with a wide range of responsive and innovative services. Through our three Centers of Excellence, more than 21,000 children, adults, families and communities receive the care, encouragement and resources needed to realize their potential.
Family Centers is a United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, and is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families. The agency is also accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, and is a Department of Children and Families-licensed child psychology center.
Rewards:
Salary commensurate with experience. The opportunity to work for an employer consistently rated one of the Top Workplaces in Western Connecticut by Hearst Connecticut Media and 4-star rating by Charity Navigator 10 times.
Family Centers is an EOE and offers a competitive salary, training, and generous benefits package to eligible employees.
For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.familycenters.org/
Special Note: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our community and beyond, it is Family Centers’ commitment to the safety of employees, contractors, volunteers, patients, clients, and student interns, by requiring proof of vaccinations for COVID-19 (or have an approved medical or religious exemption on file).
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