The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing consultation to the treatment teams at The Children’s Center of Hamden. This Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric services to those children identified by Program Directors and/or Clinical Supervisors. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible to the assigned department Administrator.
Schedule:
10-15 hours per week
Skills:
Strong diagnostic, clinical and supervisory skills, understanding of the dynamics of our special needs population and their families and ability to work effectively with them.
Qualifications:
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Master’s program preferred
• Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Connecticut
• National Board Certification, or eligible to be certified, as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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