Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Under the supervision of their collaborating physician, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) will provide trauma-informed and culturally competent psychiatric assessment and management to patients at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. The NP's panel of patients will reflect the diversity of LGBTQ community and include individuals of all genders and expressions and with varying levels of medical and psychosocial complexity, including those living with HIV. The NP will also be expected to provide episodic care for non-panel patients as needed.

Essential functions include conducting clinical encounters with new and returning patients, following up with patients to ensure compliance with protocol/treatment guidelines, participating in case consultation with the referring provider and care team, maintaining patient problem lists and reconciling medications, responding to messages from patients and care team members in a timely manner, providing evidence-based care that is in accordance with national standards and internal practice guidelines, seeking consultation from staff physicians as needed, participating in peer review exercises and completing mandatory clinical trainings, delivering appropriate patient health education, maintaining Continuing Education Units (CEU) as required, maintaining the strict confidentiality of patient records at all times, providing cross-coverage for the other medical providers in cases of vacations, conferences, and illness, and attending staff and other meetings as assigned.

Job qualifications and experience include knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people, a passion for the Center's work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBTQ people, CA RN license/MSN with current CA Furnishing Number, ANCC/ California Nurse Practitioner Certification, DEA registration, current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) card, minimum 5 years' experience with outpatient mental health care or HIV specialty mental health care with dual-diagnosis, bilingual skills, a plus (English/Spanish fluency preferred), ability to develop and maintain patient records, basic computer skills and knowledge including word processing, database operations, and spreadsheets, strong writing skills, ability to effectively educate patients and their families, superior interpersonal communication skills, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering diversity within its staff. Applications are encouraged from all persons regardless of their race, color, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, religion, disability, age, military or veteran status, including status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation or activities, medical or health conditions, and marital status. The Center has implemented a policy requiring all staff to be up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment, subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. For more information, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.