Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Central City Concern; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 134,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Holiday time off

Retirement savings plan with employer

Medical, vision, dental insurance

Life/Disability insurance

Sabbatical program

Job summary

Central City Concern’s Blackburn Center in Portland, OR seeks a PMHNP to join an integrated care team delivering trauma-informed psychiatric and behavioral health care within a primary care setting. You will evaluate patients, prescribe medications including buprenorphine and naltrexone, and provide brief psychotherapy with consultation as needed.

The role emphasizes collaboration with primary care, pharmacy, and substance use treatment, with opportunities for professional growth and community

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and Master's degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.
• Current license to practice nursing in Oregon and PMHNP certification.
• Full prescriptive authority in Oregon with DEA number.
• BLS certification prior to start.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychiatric evaluations and prescribe/manage medications.
• Provide brief psychotherapy and crisis intervention.
• Collaborate with integrated care teams and participate in case conferences.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Bilingual in Spanish

Therapeutic communication

Crisis intervention

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Master's degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Tools

PMHNP license

Job description

Blackburn Center PMHNP | Central City Concern

Imagine practicing psychiatry where it matters most, right alongside primary care, pharmacy, and substance use treatment, all under one roof. At Central City Concern's Blackburn Center, our Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is a full member of a multi-disciplinary team delivering trauma-informed, client-centered care to people affected by homelessness. You will evaluate, prescribe, and consult, with colleagues down the hall to collaborate with every day. After five years of recruiting for CCC, I can tell you this role is for clinicians who want their expertise to open doors for people who have too often been left out. If that sounds like you, we would love to talk.

Use Your Full Clinical Skill Set

• Perform psychiatric evaluations and use psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions, with full prescriptive authority in Oregon.
• Prescribe and manage medications that support substance use recovery, including buprenorphine, naltrexone, and acamprosate.
• Provide brief psychotherapy, motivational interviewing, suicide assessment, and crisis intervention, and practice independently while seeking consultation when it helps your patients.

Collaborate in a True Integrated Care Model

• Work side by side with primary care, integrated mental health, substance use disorder treatment, and an on-site pharmacy.
• Offer clinical consultation to behavioral health and primary care colleagues, including other CCC practitioners.
• Join staff meetings and case conferences where interdisciplinary expertise shapes individual treatment plans.

Make a Difference for Our Community

• Deliver nonjudgmental, compassionate, and culturally responsive care to vulnerable, complex populations, with Spanish-language skills a plus.
• Help shape how the clinic runs by identifying workflow improvements and contributing to review of Key Performance Indicators.
• Keep growing through training opportunities in both behavioral and primary care.

Blackburn Center (BC) is a primary care clinic that delivers comprehensive services, including treatment for acute and chronic medical conditions, integrated mental health support, substance use disorder treatment and an on-site pharmacy. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) works collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to provide integrated psychiatric and behavioral health care in the primary care setting.

Schedule: Tuesday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (.8 FTE 4 days a week)

Location: Blackburn Center

Compensation: $134,000-$174,000/annually. *Range varies based on professional experience and licensure/certifications, and our internal equity.

Minimum 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.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Must have full prescriptive powers in Oregon with a DEA number.
• Must generally have the ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects, and climb stairs with reasonable or no accommodation.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check. This includes clearance by the DHS Background Check Unit.
• The OAR prohibits SUDS program staff from having within the previous 3 years a DUI conviction or diversion, a felony conviction, or a conviction under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
• Must be able to work within an integrated, multidisciplinary setting.
• Must adhere to agency's non-discrimination policies.
• Ability to adhere to Central City Concern's drug-free workplace which encourages a safe, healthy and productive work environment and strictly complies with the Drug-Free Work Place Ace of 1988. An employee shall not, in the workplace, unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess or use a controlled substance or alcohol.
• Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political affiliation, cultural backgrounds, life-styles, and sexual orientations, and treat each individual with respect and dignity.

Essential duties and 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.
• Attend all mandatory CCC trainings in a timely manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to consider the impacts and outcomes for underserved communities during decision-making process.
• Ability to consider impacts of oppression, structural racism, and individual bias on client outcomes.
• Knowledge of evaluation plans and treatment of clients with a variety of psychiatric disorders, with psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Knowledge, evaluation and treatment planning for clients with substance use disorders, including both pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies.
• Skills in providing patient care, including rapidly building rapport.
• Ability to make treatment decisions based on assessment of patients' concerns within PMHNP scope of practice.
• Ability to provide nonjudgmental and compassionate care to vulnerable, complex populations and to seek supervision as necessary
• Ability to practice independently and seek consultation when appropriate.
• Ability to delegate patient care, as needed, and if appropriate.
• Ability to work in a busy clinic setting and responsively attend to unpredictable requests for assistance from colleagues.
• Ability to successfully interact with diverse populations, including clients and colleagues.
• Sufficient manual dexterity and physical ability to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and necessary paperwork
• Ability to remain calm and composed when dealing with clients who are in crisis.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of patient information.
• Excellent communication skills including diplomacy, tact, effective \"bedside manner\"

Benefits at Central City Concern

We offer incredible benefits to our employees, including an extensive total rewards package, competitive compensation, medical, dental, vision, Student loan repayment options, and retirement savings matching plans!

• Generous paid time off plan beginning at 4 weeks of PTO accrual per year! Accrual amount/rate increases with longevity.
• Up to 11 recognized Holidays and 2 Personal Holidays (dependent on work shift schedule)
• Amazing 403(b) Retirement Savings plan with an employer match of 4.25% in your 1st year, 6% in the 2nd year, and 8% in your 3rd year!
• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance coverage.
• Employer-Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, & Long-Term Disability Insurance!
• Sabbatical Program offering extended time off at years 7, 14, and 21.

This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position.

As an agency deeply rooted in recovery, part of our policy and commitment to a drug and alcohol-free workplace includes post-offer, and pre-employment drug screens. Please note we follow Federal Guidelines regarding prohibited substances, even for those legal at the state level.

Central City Concern is a second-chance employer and complies with applicable laws regarding the consideration of criminal background for employment purposes. Government regulations, contractual requirements, or the duties of this particular job may require CCC to conduct a background check and take appropriate action to address prior criminal convictions.

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