Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Company: Good Samaritan Hospital
City/State: Suffern, NY
Category: Advanced Practice Providers
Department: OP Psych Services
Union: NO
Position: Per Diem
Hours: 4-8:30pm 2 xs a week
Shift: Per Diem
Req #: 10830
Posted Date: Nov 20, 2025
Hiring Range: $58.65 - $61.20
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Job Details:
Summary:
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing direct clinical services to patients on the inpatient chemical dependency unit and provide consultation related to chemical dependency.
Responsibilities:
+ Participates in treatment planning activities.
+ Provides direct patient care by completing History & Physical, psychiatric assessments, and ongoing daily assessments as needed.
+ Ensures that patients meet established admission criteria and ensures a timely admission procedure as per regulatory requirements.
+ Implements treatment regimen based on clinical evaluation and following best practices.
+ Interviews and examines patients at appropriate intervals and revises medications if necessary.
+ Works closely with the inpatient Nurse Manager, Medical Director, nursing, and counseling staff to address clinical needs and length of stay issues.
+ Works collaboratively with the emergency department physicians, hospitalists, and psychiatrists.
+ Participates in inpatient unit performance improvement initiatives.
+ Educates patients and staff on Medication Assisted Treatment and Harm Reduction Models.
+ Collaborates with community providers as appropriate for patient care.
+ Completes daily documentation timely and within requirements for appropriate billing codes.
+ Coordinates with insurance companies when needed, including peer reviews.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Experience: Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience in a psychiatric or chemical addiction setting, preferred.
Education: Master’s Degree in Nursing with specialty in psychiatry and medicine.
Licenses / Certifications: Registered and licensed as a Nurse Practitioner by the NYS Education Department, BLS certified, DEA X-Waiver.
Other:
Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills
Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing an electronic medical record
Ability to work collaboratively with all members of the health care team, patients, and families
Excellent documentation skills and organizational skills
Knowledge of regulatory and accrediting agency standards and requirements
Knowledge of sound nursing practices
Knowledge of psychiatric and substance abuse dynamics
About Us:
Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, is a 286-bed hospital providing emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological and acute-care services to residents of Rockland and southern Orange counties in New York; and northern Bergen County, NJ. The hospital is home to a recognized cardiovascular program, comprehensive cancer-treatment services, the area’s leading Wound and Hyperbaric Institute and outstanding maternal/child services that includes a Children’s Diagnostic Center. Good Samaritan Hospital also provides social, psychiatric and substance-abuse services and its certified home-care agency supports residents of the Hudson Valley and beyond.
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