Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Student Intern - HIBH

At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence.  We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.

The Columbia DNP student participates in a part-time, unpaid internship in children’s mental health through our formal clinical affiliation. Under direct supervision, Interns conduct psychiatric evaluations with treatment recommendations, ongoing medication management, stabilization, provide psycho-education and external referrals as appropriate.

The Columbia DNP student participates in a part-time, unpaid internship in children’s mental health through our formal clinical affiliation. Under direct supervision, Interns conduct psychiatric evaluations with treatment recommendations, ongoing medication management, stabilization, provide psycho-education and external referrals as appropriate.

Responsibility: 

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations under supervision and follow-up sessions face to face in the office and/or by telehealth; including review of referral information, engage participants, identify systemic strengths and weaknesses, and create individualized treatment plans.
• Provide ongoing office-based psychotropic medication management under supervision as indicated to assigned caseload and provide coverage for peer's caseload as needed.
• Identify and address safety/risk factors including but not limited to suicidal ideation, self-harming behaviors, homicidal ideation, and substance abuse. This includes the completion of safety plans and incident reports if necessary.
• Engage and collaborate with all relevant key participants within each system, including treatment teams, care planners, to ensure their buy-in and alignment throughout treatment.
• Participate in all required agency, model and stakeholder trainings, individual and group coaching and staff meetings.
• Provide direct clinical crisis intervention treatment under supervision using methods compatible with evidence based model principles and practices.
• Maintain clear, concise and timely documentation of treatment efforts in progress notes that demonstrate compliance with agency, state, and federal regulatory bodies
• receive ongoing direct supervision from senior NP and child & adolescent psychiatrist

• current DNP student with Columbia University affiliation
• Current NYS RN license
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in psychiatric medicine through continuous literature review, engaging in agency education programming, and through utilization of the time allotted for continuing education
• Strong computer proficiency including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, Email, and Data entry systems (e.g. Connections, Electronic Health Record).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Familiarity with the organizational and procedural guidelines (i.e., agency mission, culture, administrative structure) of relevant collateral agencies (i.e., juvenile or family court, probate court, social services agencies).
• An understanding and commitment to complying with the New York State Central Register of Abuse and Neglect protocol (requiring staff to comply with promulgated requirements to report any suspected abuse, maltreatment or neglect of any child).