Crisis Center Nurse Practitioner - Per Diem (26-118)

Irregular part-time, non-exempt position located in-person at 260 Jefferson Ave SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503.

About the role

As part of a multidisciplinary team-based service, this role provides psychiatric evaluations and short-term medication management for patients who present to the 24-hour Crisis Center, which includes a Brief Intervention Clinic and Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) in consultation with a collaborative Psychiatrist.

Network180’s Behavioral Health Crisis Center is a 24/7 facility that serves adults 18 years and older and includes a walk-in Brief Intervention Clinic and a secure Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU). The setting provides assessment and unscheduled clinical services designed to prevent or resolve mental health or substance-related crises. The Crisis Center aims to provide these services to individuals whose crisis will typically resolve within a few hours, however, may require up to seventy-two (72) hours of treatment; and where services can be voluntary or involuntary.

The CSU fills a key gap in the Kent County Crisis Continuum of Care and will provide more efficient, effective, equitable crisis behavioral health care in a setting designed and staffed to provide this type of treatment. The CSU also aims to divert individuals from jail, emergency departments, and inpatient psychiatric hospital settings to an appropriate least restrictive treatment setting whenever it can be achieved safely and successfully.

This position is per-diem offering availability across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts based on departmental needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations and short-term medication management for patients in a 24-hour Crisis Center.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in consultation with a collaborative Psychiatrist.
• Adhere to Network180 policies resulting from HIPAA privacy rules regarding individually identifiable health information.

Requirements

• Licensed in the State of Michigan as a Registered Nurse with an NP Nurse Specialty Certification, and ability to be paneled by all insurance carriers.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Master’s Degree minimum) with an active, unencumbered license.
• At least one year of experience as a practicing Registered Nurse providing psychiatry care.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation for job-related use.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and skills to bridge language/cultural barriers to Network180 services within diverse communities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lived experiences with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or substance use disorders valued.