Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

*Job Title: * Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

*Schedule: 2-3x week (in-person)*

*Work Environment: *The Teen Project, Inc. operates the Freehab Crisis Residential Program, a state-licensed residential facility for up to 16 female adults*.* The Crisis Residential Program is a 24-hour facility that provides round-the-clock treatment and care for its residents in a caring and compassionate environment. This is an emergency housing facility for residents being released from (but not limited to) acute, short-term hospital care. The program’s goal is to obtain permanent and stable residential placement within 30 days of admission.

Under the supervision of the consulting psychiatrist, the family nurse practitioner will be on site three to four days per week and on-call as needed for consultation. The family nurse practitioner will provide medication assessment/support services, including administration of prescribed medication in an emergency, basic physical healthcare and education both individually and in a group setting, and staff training. The family nurse practitioner promotes the mission of The Teen Project, Inc. by providing culturally comprehensive assessment and health services, participates in treatment planning and provides patient education within their scope of practice as designated by The Teen Project, Inc. as well as their licensing or registering body.

The psychiatric nurse practitioner is an energetic self-starter who is able to function comfortably in a team environment or independently and relates well to co-workers and County representatives. This position requires flexibility and the ability to manage time and multiple tasks with little supervision. The individual in this position must be able to assume a wide range of responsibilities, provide timely responses to requests and deadlines and work well under pressure, as well as provides crisis intervention and other direct services.

*Essential Job Functions: *
* Provide medication assessment/support services
* Track and manage prescriptions, refills and contact pharmacy as needed.
* Diagnose and treat medical diagnoses.
* Consult with referring hospital medical staff.
* Consult with psychiatrist.
* Administration of prescribed medication in an emergency.
* Provide crisis stabilization to clients as needed.
* Provide basic physical healthcare and education to clients.
* Coordinate medication access and instructions upon client discharge
* Conduct staff trainings.
* Provide services in the office, consistent with contractual, programmatic and funding source requirements.
* Assess and monitor client progress; evaluate outcomes and collaborate to adjust the course of treatment as appropriate.
* Complete service and coordination plans, progress notes, and other County-required documentation within the time frames as established by the Agency; meet the timeliness standards of the state and county government funding and other agency funding sources.
* Meet agency requirements regarding client service hours, both billable (for reimbursable services) and-billable; consistently provide services in keeping with all programmatic and contractual requirements.
* Interact well with internal programs, clinical/support staff and external sources such as school or community personnel as applicable.
* Attend and actively participate in staff meetings to provide input towards program development and staff training.
* Manage all information containing sensitive/confidential content with utmost discretion and adherence to all relevant policies and procedures. Maintain confidentiality for all sensitive matters.
* On-call as needed.
* Provide program coverage and assistance for other departments as needed or as assigned.
* Via consultation with relevant supervisors, meet clinical quality expectations.
* All other relevant duties as assigned.

*Ethical Practice: * Integrate core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.
* Demonstrate a high level of integrity in assuming responsibility for actions.
* Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in varied situations.
* Demonstrate adherence to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct.

*Critical/Clinical Evaluation: *Interpret information to make decisions and recommendations.
* Good analytical skills within the scope of clinical education and experience.
* Knowledge of effective clinical treatment services for TAY/adults..
* Ability to analyze and interpret data to determine treatment recommendations and priorities.
* Ability to prevent and manage behavior that is harmful to self or others.

*Cultural Competency and Diversity: *Demonstrate competency in understanding policies, procedures, practices, and organizational infrastructure to support the delivery of culturally and linguistically sensitive and appropriate healthcare services where culture is broadly defined.
* Ability to provide effective, equitable, understandable, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs.
* Understand and utilize The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, 2013.

*Professionalism: *Present and maintain a professional image in all internal and external center activities.
* Ability to work with clients and staff in a professional manner.
* Participate in continuing professional development.
* Ability to embrace and implement change.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team, demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness and identify ways to improve and promote quality.
* Adheres to agency policies and procedures at all times.
* Assumes responsibility and accountability for all job duties and individual errors; engages in correction and prevention process when errors are made.

*Results-Oriented/Work Organization/Planning: *Focus on the desired result of one’s own or one’s unit work, setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meet or exceed them.
* Set and achieve goals for self-development and progress.
* Have a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.
* Ability to work well and maintain composure under pressure conditions.
* Ability to multi-task, set priorities and organize work responsibilities to ensure completion of assigned tasks within pre-set timeframes.
* Excellent organizational skills

*Relationship Management/Teamwork: *Manage interactions effectively and meaningfully with individuals, groups, and/or communities.
* Ability to manage internal and external relationships in ways that promote the best interests of all parties.
* Ability to promote cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
* Ability to treat employees, volunteers, clientele and outside entities with dignity and respect.
* Ability to coordinate services for each individual served, and understand the individual’s needs, and the range, intensity, and duration of care, habilitation, or rehabilitation they require.

*Communication and Interpersonal Interaction: *Effectively exchange information.
* Ability to effectively communicate and work cooperatively with employees, volunteers, clientele and outside entities of diverse cultures, education, social, and economic backgrounds.
* Responds to emails in a timely manner.
* Ability to provide clear, concise information to others in verbal, written, electronic and other communication formats for public and organizational consumption
* Ability to listen actively and empathetically to the views of others.
* Ability to confront difficult issues and situations and find resolutions.

*Technical Expertise: *Demonstrate competency in understanding and mastering skills and technology needed to perform job duties.
* Ability to independently use standard office equipment such as fax, phone, printer, copier, scanner, computer.
* Ability to independently use and learn necessary software programs associated with job duties such as both internal and external Electronic Health Record System(s) (EHRS) and Microsoft OfficeSuite (Word, Outlook, etc.).

*Work Schedule: *

*Work-Week: *Monday- Friday

*Supervisory Requirments: *None

*Minimum Qualifications: *
* Graduate education at the masters, post-master’s or doctoral level and national board certification as Nurse Practitioner
* Certification for Psychiatric Mental Health practice and ANCC Certification of Psychiatric Mental Health program from an accredited university
* Registered with

* Bilingual ability highly preferred (i.e., Spanish or other languages relevant to the clients’ needs).
* DMH paperwork experience preferred.
* One year experience in residential mental health setting
* Requires the ability to independently use a computer and learn necessary computer programs.
* Must possess a valid California driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record under the agency’s liability policy. May be required to obtain a Class II California driver’s license.
* Must pass all applicable health, fingerprint/Live Scan, and DMV clearances.

*Physical Qualifications: *The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to
* Walk
* Use hands to finger
* Handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and talk or hear
* Stand and sit
* Reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or possibly crawl
* Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

_This Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer._

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Medical Specialty:
* Psychiatry
Schedule:
* Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff must be vaccinated unless granted an exemption.

License/Certification:
* Nurse Practitioner License (Required)

Work Location: One location