Job Description

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Student and Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters including public service, health, wellness, social justice, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations including sorority and fraternity life. We provide support and services to roughly 25,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on multiple campuses in the U.S. and abroad.

Cornell Health's more than 200 employees collaborate to provide integrated and culturally-sensitive mental health, medical, health promotion, public health, student accommodations, and occupational medicine care and services. Dually focused on holistic health of Cornell students and well-being of the larger campus community, the unit supports readiness to learn, to participate fully in the Cornell experience, and to achieve academic, work, and life success. Cornell Health is nationally recognized for innovation and leadership, and is committed to an ongoing journey toward integrated, cost-effective, and community-based services and campus health initiatives.

Cornell Health's Medical Services is a collaborative, vibrant, innovative, inter-professional department which provides holistic clinical care to address students' biopsychosocial needs. Working collaboratively with other Cornell Health departments, medical staff aspire to a data-driven approach to provide high-quality, accessible, cost-effective, culturally-sensitive, and developmentally-appropriate care and services to Cornell's student population, meeting the routine and urgent needs of patients.

The Psychiatry team at Cornell Health provides evaluation and medication management for Cornell students. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners provide diagnostic and pharmacologic treatment to students , including prescribing and monitoring medication for psychiatric illnesses as well as educating students about their illness and medication. This role provides consultation services to, and collaborates with, staff across Cornell Health including Counselor/Therapists in Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), Behavioral Health Consultants, and medical clinicians to ensure continuity of care for each student under Cornell Health's care. To manage complex cases, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner team works collaboratively with psychiatrists based at Weill-Cornell. When needed, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will assist with the management of psychiatric emergencies.

The successful candidate:

• is a positive contributor to a team-based, inter-professional environment with an innovative, collaborative, improvement-oriented culture
• has demonstrated experience providing psychiatric consultation and medication management to young adults, in a college health setting, and/or experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• keeps current on best practices for providing psychiatric care to a diverse campus community
• fosters strong working relationships with healthcare professionals across disciplines
• has excellent interpersonal skills that demonstrate knowledge and awareness necessary for working with a highly diverse staff and clientele

Required Qualifications:

• N.P. with current NYS license (or license-eligible)
• Current certificate to practice as a mental health nurse practitioner in NYS.
• Master's degree in clinical specialty or equivalent experience and ANCC nurse practitioner certification.
• CPR-BLS level certification achieved within one year of employment and maintained biannually, as applicable.
• Sophisticated ability to evaluate the mental health of students across a diverse spectrum of identities, including their appropriateness for psychotropic medications
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills that include, but are not limited to, the ability to use data to drive decisions, to keep the team's treatment protocols in line with established best practices, and to offer consultation to various stakeholders
• Experience with an Electronic Health Record and Microsoft office applications.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.
• Ability to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, genders, ages, and backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of two years' experience working as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• Experience working in an integrated ambulatory health care environment.
• Interest in, and concern for, health problems encountered in a campus community, including medical and mental health issues and areas where they intersect.
• Special expertise in key areas of risk in a college population, such as suicide, substance use, and disordered eating.
• Knowledge of non-pharmacologically-based interventions for mental health, and recognition of when and how they should be integrated into a treatment plan.
• Ability to coordinate with colleagues to maintain continuity of patient care and ensure the appropriate management and treatment of medical problems when not physically present at the health center.

Please note: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

University Job Title:

Nurse Practitioner

Job Family:

Health

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$108,757.00 - $132,925.00

Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Shallena Cunningham

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Noted pay ranges reflect the potential pay opportunity for each job profile. The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position
• Unique applicable skills
• Academic Discipline

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EEO Statement:

Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on any protected characteristic, including race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex/gender, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual's genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.

Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff to all identities and backgrounds. We encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

2024-12-19

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