Nurse Practitioner Behavioral Health Service

We are seeking an experienced Behavioral Health Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA), to join the Department of Psychiatry at HealthAlliance in Kingston, NY. The ideal candidate will have a track record of clinical accomplishments in the treatment of patients with serious mental illness. In this role the APP will provide emergency and consultative psychiatric services primarily to adult patients in crisis, but also to children and adolescents, including triage, diagnostic evaluations, prescribing, and care transitions as part of a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities also include reviewing patients medication records to determine the appropriateness of the existing medication regimen.

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Facility Info:

Through major capital investments, WMCHealth has reimagined its HAHV hospital on Marys Avenue in Kingston. In 2022, HAHV opened a newly constructed 25,000-square-foot emergency care center, a new, modern family birthing center, and a new intensive care unit equipped with todays latest technology. By 2025, the hospital will also be treating adults in a newly renovated 20-bed inpatient psychiatry unit, which will complement its existing psychiatric emergency program and its adult and adolescent partial hospitalization programs, and further expand treatment for mental illness in Ulster County.

In addition to its expanded hospital on Marys Avenue in Kingston, HAHV also provides services at its nearby Broadway Campus, and operates Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville. As Ulster Countys largest employer, HAHV is committed to attracting the best-qualified medical and support staff; providing outstanding, responsive, coordinated, compassionate patient- and family-centered care; excelling in clinical outcomes and patient experiences; and ensuring patient rights, privacy and respect are honored at all times, while improving the overall health and well-being of the diverse communities it serves. For more information, visit www.hahv.org.

About Us:

Kingston is located in the heart of the Hudson Valley,a region surrounded by beautiful mountains and offering an abundance of outdoor activities for residents and visitors alike. Designated as a National Heritage Area, the valley is steeped in history, natural beauty, culture and a burgeoning food and farmers market scene. The Hudson Valley also boasts excellent public and private schools with a vibrant higher education culture, as the home to several notable institutions such as Vassar College, Marist College, SUNY New Paltz, Bard College and the Culinary Institute of America, among others.

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2, and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the regions only acute care childrens hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, visit www.WMCHealth.org.

All Are Welcome:

Westchester Medical Center Health Network values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class.

To Apply:

For more information about this opportunity, contact Jenna Conte, Advanced Clinical Recruiter by email at Jenna.Conte@wmchealth.org