Nurse Practitioner #0609

Job Description

Job Description

Do you want to make a difference in people's lives every single day?  Do you want to work where you are valued and feel like you make an impact?  Do you enjoy working as part of a team?  If so, then please consider becoming part of the Central Plains Center family.  We offer:

1. Flexible work hours
2. Generous leave time and holidays
3. 100% Health coverage for our employees
4. Supportive work environment

Central Plains Center ......" Our mission is to improve the quality of life for persons with mental illness, Intellectual Disabilities and chemical dependency, and their families, by providing accessible services and resources which support individual choices and promotes lives of dignity and independence."

Education and Experience:

• Must have a graduate-level nursing degree, such as a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
• Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health preferred
• Must have valid TX driver's license and be insurable

Job Purpose:

• Will provide psychiatric services to children and adolescents in center services
• Will provide clinical leadership, and direction in managing the provision of high quality service using managed care expertise
• Responsible for providing expertise in areas that impact quality managed care services, in addition to providing high quality psychiatric care to Center's consumers
• Will carry out clinical supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Center's policies and applicable laws

Job Function:

• Will provide therapeutic interventions to patients to help them manage their mental health issues
• Will conduct assessments of patient's physical and mental health needs to determine treatment plans
• Will discuss treatment options with patients to help them make informed decisions about their care
• Will prescribe medications to patients who need long-term treatment for mental illness

THIS ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES WITH E-VERIFY.

Central Plains Center is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled