Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner-Child

Summary

About the Job Sweetser is looking for a Child or Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for the Plymouth and Belfast Residential campuses. *Enjoy the day-to-day interactions of being on campus with a team of professionals.

Locations: Belfast or Plymouth The Ideal Candidate Will: Will generally be limited to those clients age 18 and younger Provide assessment and treatment of clients including psychiatric evaluation, treatment planning, client education and provision of informed, and writing of prescriptions. Maintain required professional skills, credentials, and certifications (active Family NP license, DEA certification, etc) Provide value to the community (productivity) through effective effort providing reliable, competent services as assigned. Why choose Sweetser?

Our COMMITMENT: to providing leadership in developing a responsive and innovative service-delivery system on the regional and state level Our LONGEVITY: dating back to 1828, Sweetser is Maine's most comprehensive mental healthcare organization for children, adults and families. Our RANGE of SERVICES and LOCATION: address serious emotional disturbances, mental illnesses, substance abuse, and behavioral disorders through a network of educational programs, preventive services, community-support services, residential homes and outpatient services, from Kittery to Fort Kent, along the beautiful coast of Maine. Our NATIONAL ACCREDITATION: with the Council on Accreditation since the founding of the organization in the 1970s, which is essential to guaranteeing our clients the best practice and support possible. Our COLLABORATIVEWORK CULTURE: that welcomes diversity and innovation, in a supportive peer environment. Our PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE: through on-going training in best practices and Continuous Quality Improvement Our STRONG NETWORK: of community partnerships and Sweetser Affiliates Our BENEFITS: that support you personally and professionally, as an employee: annual allowance and paid time towards CEU trainings, and flexible schedules Our PROMISE: that Sweetser will do whatever it takes to help children, adults and families find the mental healthcare services they need. Education RequirementsA Master's degree from an accredited program in psychiatric nursing required. Maine Psychiatric NP License or Child Psychiatric NP License is required and must be maintained by the applicant throughout employment (including any necessary continuing education, license reapplications, etc.).A valid DEA certificate is also required, with full prescriptive authority including Schedule II controlled substances preferred.A valid driver's license.General RequirementsTwo years experience in outpatient, residential, or crisis settings depending upon position available is preferred but not required.