PMHNP - Integrated Care for Vulnerable Communities

CCC Brand; Gloucester (MA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holidays

Retirement match

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Sabbatical

Job summary

Central City Concern's Blackburn Center is seeking a PMHNP to join a trauma-informed, integrated care team in the outpatient clinic. You will perform psychiatric evaluations, prescribe medications, and provide brief psychotherapy within a multi-disciplinary setting.

Join a community-focused organization offering comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth, with a schedule of Tue-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm and full prescriptive authority in Oregon.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and Master’s degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from State Board of Nursing approved schools of nursing.
• Current license to practice nursing in Oregon and certified as a PMHNP by the Oregon State Board of Nursing and National certification.
• Must meet CCC privileging requirements as required by FTCA.
• Current BLS certification required prior to start.
• Must have full prescriptive powers in Oregon with a DEA number.

Responsibilities

• Work as a member of the Blackburn Clinic multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive, client-centered and trauma-informed integrated services.
• Provide direct patient care including but not limited to: psychiatric evaluation, consultation, psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions, and monitoring and addressing adverse effects.
• Document plan for psychiatric treatment and on-going care in the primary care outpatient setting.
• Provide suicide assessment and crisis intervention.
• Conduct care of psychiatric/mental health emergencies and initiate arrangements for continuing care or referral to appropriate facility.
• Provide brief psychotherapy interventions including motivational interviewing.
• Provide patient and family education.
• Provide clinical consultation to staff in behavioral and primary care disciplines, including consultation with other CCC practitioners.
• Prescribe and manage medications to support substance use recovery including buprenorphine, naltrexone and acamprosate
• Actively participate in the integration of services at BC and identify new opportunities to improve collaboration between and within service and care teams while carefully following information-sharing guidelines.
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within BC workflows and logistics. Participate in review of BC Key Performance Indicators; review and contribute to continuous improvement opportunities and plans.
• Build understanding of and appreciation for diversity among BC clients and support their connection to culturally responsive and culturally specific services as requested.
• Participate in clinical staff meetings and case conferences in order to utilize interdisciplinary expertise and facilitate individual treatment plans for clients.
• Refer patients, as necessary, to other mental health care providers and community resources/services.
• Participate in records review to ensure that services are clinically appropriate and effective.
• Maintain client records as required by program standards and funding requirements.
• Participate in compliance and quality improvement activities as directed.
• Participate in training opportunities to advance skills and knowledge in behavioral and primary care.
• Work within scope of training and experience and seek consultation when appropriate.
• Adhere to all state and federal privacy regulations, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, and to CCC policies and agreements regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security. Support compliance with all privacy and security requirements pursuant to community partners’ and outside providers’ patient confidentiality agreements, including privacy and security requirements for EMR access. This includes immediately reporting any breach of protected health information or personal identification information of any person receiving CCC services by CCC or an outside provider to the CCC Compliance Department, as well as to your supervisor or their designee.
• Attend all mandatory CCC trainings in a timely manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Psychopharmacology

Brief psychotherapy

Crisis intervention

Motivational interviewing

Spanish language

Education

BSN

MSN in PMH Nursing

PMHNP certification (Oregon)

Job description

Central City Concern's Blackburn Center is seeking a PMHNP to join a trauma-informed, integrated care team in the outpatient clinic. You will perform psychiatric evaluations, prescribe medications, and provide brief psychotherapy within a multi-disciplinary setting.

Join a community-focused organization offering comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth, with a schedule of Tue-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm and full prescriptive authority in Oregon.