Job Description

Stony Brook University Department of Psychiatry is undergoing tremendous growth.  Our adult outpatient psychiatry service is expanding and we are looking for individuals who welcome the challenge and satisfaction of providing outpatient psychiatric care to a diverse population and collaboration with a motivated group of clinicians, educators and researchers.

The clinician will serve as an Interventional Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in our Interventional Treatment Resistant Mood Disorders (TRMD) Program, part of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Program/Service. The Interventional NP/PA will conduct psychiatric evaluations, psychopharmacological interventions and non-pharmacological interventions such as:  transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy, ketamine therapies, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy, to treat patients with treatment-resistant mood disorders, as well as research opportunities with these novel treatment modalities.  The Interventional Psychiatric NP/PA will conduct all interventions with direct supervision and oversight by the director of the TRMD Program, ensuring that the Interventional Psychiatric NP/PA has the knowledge, expertise, qualifications and competencies required to safely and competently conduct all interventions.

The Interventional Psychiatric NP/PA will perform shifts totaling 40 hours per week with cross coverage as necessary, will collaborate with all the other TRMD Program team members and staff, and will also provide education to staff and trainees.  There are also opportunities for clinical research involving psychiatric patients and in collaboration with other departments.

Note:  This is a full-time position.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must have the below credentials or have them in possession by the start date:

Nurse Practitioner: ANCC Board Certification.  New York State PMHNP (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) License. 

Physician Assistant: Master's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) from ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program.  NYS Physician Assistant license.  NCCPA certified.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of one year of full-time work experience as a licensed Psychiatric NP or PA in a hospital setting. Experience working with medically ill patients. Experience in providing psychiatric consultations.

All application materials must be submitted online.  Please use the Apply Now button to begin your application.  For technical support, please visit Interfolio's Support Site () or reach out to their Scholar Service Team at help@interfolio.com or (877) 997-8807. 

For questions regarding this position, please contact Michele Chituk on email; Michele.Chituk@StonyBrookMedicine.edu.

Special Notes
Non-Tenure Track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible.

Campus Description
Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives:  education, research and patient care.  It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.  With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center.  Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center's outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research.  Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine.  We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives.  We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (631) 632- 6350.  It can also be viewed online at the University Police website at .

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

About Stony Brook University

FROM ITS BEGINNINGS A HALF-CENTURY AGO, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED by innovation, energy and progress, transforming the lives of people who earn degrees, work and make groundbreaking discoveries here. A dramatic trajectory of growth has turned what was once a small teacher preparation college into an internationally recognized research institution that is changing the world.

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