Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (FT) , Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) Team

CASES is a New York City agency working at the forefront of the intersection between behavioral health and involvement in the criminal justice system. Our mission is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community. The Behavioral Health division consists of a continuum of services for justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness, including outpatient clinic, health home care management (HHCM), assertive community treatment (ACT), and intensive mobile treatment (IMT).

IMT is a multi-disciplinary team of behavioral health professionals (e.g., psychiatric care providers, registered nurses, behavioral health specialists, peer support staff) who work with 27 clients identified by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Single Point of Access (SPOA) who have frequent movement across the behavioral health care system (outpatient and inpatient), the housing system (shelter, street, supportive, and independent housing) and the criminal justice system (jail, probation, parole); existing underlying risk of violence and/or violent behavior; serious mental illness diagnosis; and/or a history of, or active use of, substances. IMT services include assessment and treatment planning, crisis intervention, medication management, medication assisted treatment, integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment, individual and group therapies, psycho-education, psychosocial and vocational rehabilitation, assistance with medical concerns and medication, linkage and follow-up assistance to primary medical care including on-going communication with primary care physicians, assistance with activities of daily living, assistance obtaining entitlements, housing procurement and support, linkage/coordination with the criminal justice system, and shelter system, and assistance in using family and community resources. The primary goal of IMT is engagement and improving clients’ quality of life through engagement in treatment, rehabilitation, housing and support services that promote wellness, recovery, community integration as well as community safety.

We believe that in-person operations are the best way to serve our clients, both directly and through essential operational support. This job requires work in our offices and/or the community.

• Work with program director to provide overall clinical leadership of the team
• Provide field-based direct psychiatric care, including psychiatric assessment, medication management, medication education, and monitoring of side effects
• Prescribe and administer medications, including medication assisted treatment for substance use disorders
• Respond to psychiatric crisis situations, as needed.
• Complete progress notes and assessments in the electronic health record within a timely manner.
• Work with external stakeholders – such as hospitals, shelters, jails, primary care – to achieve positive client outcomes.
• Provide services in a strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive manner.

• Active New York state license as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, preferably a board-certified Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
• Active DEA waiver for medication assisted treatment (MAT) of substance use disorders
• At least two years of experience working with adults who have needs in the areas of mental health, substance use, trauma, violence risk, homelessness, frequent psychiatric hospitalizations, and criminal-justice involvement
• Previous use of an electronic health record, Footholds AWARDS preferred
• Experience in a multidisciplinary setting and field-based clinical work preferred
• Fluency in Spanish a plus
• Strong commitment to social justice and the CASES mission
• Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply

Salary: Competitive salary, fulltime 35-hour week with excellent benefits.

Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal justice system. Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.