Field-Based PMHNP Supervisor for Mobile Mental Health

Tri-City Mental Health Services; Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Merit salary increases

CalPERS Pension

Health Insurance

Vacation 80 hours/year

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Tri-City Mental HealthAuthority in California is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Supervisor to lead and provide mobile psychiatric and SUD services for individuals with serious mental illness in community settings.

You will supervise an interdisciplinary field-based team, perform high-level clinical care, and participate in program development, quality improvement, and engagement strategies, with some evening hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience providing psychiatric care to individuals with SMI or SUD.
• Supervisory/leadership experience in healthcare or behavioral health.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and risk assessments.
• Prescribe and monitor psychotropic and SUD medications.
• Provide psychotherapy and crisis intervention in field settings.
• Supervise interdisciplinary field-based teams and coordinate services.
• Ensure HIPAA, HITECH, and confidentiality compliance.

Skills

Psychiatric care experience

Supervisory experience

Field-based practice

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN)

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) preferred

California RN license & NP certification

Tools

DEA registration

PMHNP certification

Job description

Tri-City Mental HealthAuthority is a public agency serving the diverse communities of Pomona, Claremont, and La Verne.

Established in 1960, Tri-City Mental HealthAuthority (TCMHA) was conceptualized as a comprehensive mental health service provider, dedicated to helping families and individuals of all ages reach their full potential. Through close and dedicated collaboration with the community it serves, TCMHA has successfully created an integrated system of care that ensures access and enhances mental and emotional health. Available services include but are not limited to psychotherapy, clinical case management, medication support, peer-to-peer support, psychoeducation, linkage and referral, vocational training and support, socialization activities, and community outreach.

THE POSITION
Tri-City Mental Health Authority (Tri-City) is actively recruiting for a Nurse Practitioner Supervisor, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)who provides and oversees mobile, community-based psychiatric and substance use disorder (SUD) services for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorders, and co-occurring conditions who may be disengaged from traditional clinic-based care.

Under the direction of the Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner Supervisor serves in a dual clinical and supervisory capacity, providing direct psychiatric and substance use disorder services while supervising an interdisciplinary field-based team that includes Clinicians, Outreach Coordinators, Peer Support Staff, and Licensed Psychiatric Technicians (LPTs).

The Nurse Practitioner Supervisor will initially provide direct prescribing and field-based psychiatric services alongside the team and will transition prescribing responsibilities to an additional Nurse Practitioner as the program scales. Services are delivered in non-traditional settings such as encampments, shelters, streets, parks, and other community locations, utilizing harm-reduction, trauma-informed, and engagement-focused approaches.

A significant portion of work time is field-based. The position may require some evening, and non-traditional hours based on program needs and crisis response demands.

The Nurse Practitioner Supervisor demonstrates increasing clinical autonomy, advanced psychopharmacological expertise, and leadership in both clinical care and team supervision, contributing to program development, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary coordination.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Clinical Care and Prescribing

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, including mental health histories, psychosocial assessments, SUD assessments, and risk evaluations.
• Diagnose psychiatric and substance use disorders using DSM criteria and clinical judgment.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized, integrated treatment plans.
• Prescribe, manage, and monitor psychotropic and SUD-related medications, including assessing effectiveness, adverse effects, and drug interactions.
• Provide individual, group, and/or family psychotherapy, psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, and crisis intervention.
• Conduct crisis assessments and interventions in the field, including coordination with emergency and inpatient services when indicated.
• Order and interpret laboratory tests and other diagnostic procedures.
• Document all clinical services accurately and timely in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Supervision and Program Leadership

• Provide clinical and operational supervision to interdisciplinary Assertive Field-Based teams.
• Support staff development through coaching, case consultation, field mentoring, and performance feedback.
• Ensure staff practices are compliant with licensure scope, clinical protocols, documentation standards, and safety procedures.
• Participate in field-based service delivery alongside staff to model best practices in engagement, harm reduction, and clinical care.
• Assist in program development, workflow design, staffing models, and service expansion
• planning.
• Collaborate with leadership on staffing needs, including the transition to additional Nurse
• Practitioner coverage as program volume increases.

Collaboration and Quality Improvement

• Collaborate with psychiatrists, behavioral health providers, case managers, outreach teams, and external partners.
• Participate in case conferences, multidisciplinary team meetings, quality improvement initiatives, and staff training activities.
• Contribute to development and refinement of clinical protocols, field-based practices, and harm-reduction approaches.
• Maintain current knowledge of emerging research, best practices, and regulatory requirements.

Administrative and Compliance

• Ensure HIPAA, HITECH, and confidentiality compliance.
• Adhere to all Tri-City policies, procedures, and ethical standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned within scope of practice and licensure.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN) required; Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) preferred, with psychiatric/mental health/substance abuse emphasis.

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience providing psychiatric care to individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

Prior experience providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for individuals with substance use disorders is required.

• Experience in community mental health, substance abuse treatment, street medicine, emergency psychiatry, or public behavioral health strongly preferred.
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience in healthcare or behavioral health settings is desirable.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred.

Licenses and Certifications:

• • Current and active California Registered Nurse (RN) license.
  • Current and active California Nurse Practitioner (NP) certification.
  • Current and active California BRN 103 Nurse Practitioner certification under B&P Code §2837.103.
  • National certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
  • DEA registration for prescribing controlled substances.
  • Certain positions may require employees to travel independently throughout designated service areas to attend meetings, conduct Authority business, provide services, or perform other job-related duties. When driving is required as part of the assignment, employees may be required to possess and maintain a valid California Driver’s License, an acceptable driving record, and proof of current vehicle registration and insurance when operating a personal or Authority vehicle.
  

Sign-on Bonuses:$2500 for eligible positions.

Merit Salary Increases:Annually based on performance, budget availability and supervisor approval.

CalPERS Pension:2% @ 55 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for PEPRA Members; employee contributes 7% for Classic and 6.75% for PEPRA. No Social Security.

Vacation: 80 hours per year, increasing with years of service with a maximum of 240 hours; cash out option available.

Sick Leave:Full-Time employees = 88 hours per year with no cap.

Holidays:11paid holidays per calendar year plus an additional 16 hours of Floating Holidays.

Longevity Pay:$2500 at 5 years of service; $5000 at 10-35 milestone years of service.

Flexible Work Schedule:9/80, 4/10 and/or intermittent teleworking, where applicable and approved by supervisor. **

Health Insurance: Medical (Kaiser HMO), dental (MetLife PPO) and vision coverage (EyeMed) of which 80% is paid by Tri-City Mental HealthAuthority (TCMHA).

Life Insurance:Paid at one times annual salary, paid by Tri-City MHA with additional optional coverage available.

Additional Optional Benefits:EAP, FSA, STD/LTD & ADD, Bilingual Incentive Pay, On Call Pay, Employee Referral Fee Program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility, Credit Union available through CU of So Cal, paid time off for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and more.

**Availability of flexible schedule and days of regular day off is dependent upon the needs of the Department and approval from Management.

Special Instructions

REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION: Tri-City Mental HealthAuthority will make reasonable accommodations in the recruitment process to accommodate disabled applicants. If you are invited to participate in an examination or interview and have a disability for which you require an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail]

Tri-City Human Resources Department may contact candidates via email or phone. Please pay attention to both forms of communication as information regarding application status may be made by email or phone.

Tri-City does notcover the cost of relocation fees.