Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Company: North East Medical Services
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
Full Time Credentialed 1520 Stockton, San Francisco, CA, US 5
days ago Requisition ID: 2239 Salary Range: $182,880.00 To
182,880.00 Annually In partnership with the Registered
Psychologist, the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will
provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, crisis intervention, case
management for members with mild to moderate behavioral health
needs; and assessment, diagnosis, crisis intervention, brief
treatment, and referralof members with acute or chronic psychiatric
and/or behavioral health needs.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Works collaboratively with the Registered Psychologist to
provide patient assessment and diagnosis, formulate treatment
plans, prescribe medication
- Furnish psychotropic medications and short-term therapies to
treat mental health conditions in accordance with standardized
procedures
- Provides patient education regarding medications, risks,
benefits and reasonable outcome expectations
- Performs patient examinations, evaluations; obtains medical
histories, and counsels within the limits of training and
protocols. Consults with supervising physicians or other
appropriate providers as necessary.
- Performs routine screening physical exams.
- Does follow-up evaluations of patients, especially those with
stable and chronic conditions.
- Orders lab tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic studies
- Provides preventative care including screening and
immunizations
- Provides acute care as specified in the NP-PA protocols.
- Provides health counseling.
- Monitor common health problems and refer for specialized
medical treatment as needed
- Detects changes in a patient's health and change treatment
plans as necessary
- Records patient information in NEMS EHR system
- Provides high quality medical services in a culturally
sensitive and linguistically appropriate manner.
- Participates in the Agency's required Quality Improvement
Program and activities.
- Complies with and participates in all governmental and other
funding agencies' requests.
- Complies with Agency's protocols and procedures for medical
services.
- Appropriately refers patients to specialists and other
ancillary services as necessary.
- Ensures to meet departmental productivity expectations and
quality metrics.
- Participates in monthly didactic sessions.
- Provides teaching supervision as requested.
- Participates in medical outreach programs such as health fairs,
media (TV and radio programs) etc.
- Performs other job duties as required by
manager/supervisor.QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters of Science in Nursing, with a Psychiatric/Mental Health
emphasis, from an accredited college or university.
- Graduate of an accredited nurse practitioner program.
- Licensed Registered Nurse in California.
- 2 years of supervised clinical experience.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively and sensitively provide
care to people from diverse cultural and community
backgrounds.
- Knowledge of psychological assessment tools and the effective
use of these tools in assessment and treatment planning.
- DEA licensure required. -
- Current documentation of Basic Life Support is
required.LANGUAGE:
- Must be able to fluently speak, read and write English.
- Fluent in Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin), Vietnamese,
Spanish and other languages may be required depending on
location.
- Fluency in other languages are an asset.STATUS:This is an FLSA
exempt position.
This is an OSHA high-risk position.
NEMS is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer welcoming
diversity in our workforce. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair
Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified
applicants with arrest and conviction records.NEMS BENEFITS:
Competitive benefits, including free medical, dental and vision
insurance for employee, spouse and/or children; and company
contribution to 401(k).
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Keywords: North East Medical Services, San Francisco , Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare , San Francisco, California
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