Nurse Practitioner - Psych (Juvenile Rehabilitation Facility)

Job Description Apply Here: Base Pay: $62.53 - $81.22 / hour Approximately 4 hours per week, which can be fulfilled outside normal clinic hours or on weekends. Perfect for someone looking to supplement their full-time income. JOB SUMMARY Provides psychiatric assessments, medication monitoring, & continuity of care. Responsible for performing basic screening, diagnostic treatment, rehabilitative and supportive services as a member of a primary and psychiatric health care team for outpatient clients using a client-directed outcome informed approach. This may include direct supervision as well as review and revision of all applicable procedures and their execution relating to the daily medically related activities. Collaborates with Medical Staff in delivering program specific services. Works as an integral part of the clinician staff by participating in Medical Staff and PA/NP meetings as well as other projects and committees of Shasta Community Health Center. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Take appropriate medical/psychiatric history and medical physical examination of patients. Order pertinent diagnostics and implement appropriate therapy according to scope of practice guidelines. Obtain supervising physician's consultation when problems presented are outside scope of practice or when unfamiliar with a particular aspect of the patient's care according to the PA/NP Standardized Procedures. Consultation with supervisor is required if the NP wishes to prescribe more than 2 controlled substances from the same class of medication. Communicate effectively with the patients while involved with their health care, including providing appropriate patient education while answering questions and in history taking. Demonstrate competent knowledge in delivering health care to patients through the peer review processes including chart review, by interactions with physician preceptors and by working collaboratively with support staff and all staff of SCHC. Become an integral part of the clinical staff through participation in Medical Staff meetings, PA/NP meetings, and other committees of SCHC. Willingly perform other duties within the scope of practice as assigned. Responsible for maintaining current licenses to practice medicine. Copies are to be given to Human Resources. Responsible for providing proof of earned CME hours annually to Human Resources. Consent to an annual physical in accordance with Title 22. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of current therapies and ability to involve the supervising physician when appropriate. Previous outpatient clinic experience working with indigent population preferred. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Completed a nationally accredited Nurse Practitioner Program. Completion of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Training Program. Current nursing license and be in good standing with the California Licensing Board. Current NP certification through the American Nurses’ Association. Current CPR Certification. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS BLS certification #J-18808-Ljbffr