Nurse Practitioner - Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Practitioner)

About the role

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.

Description of PBHS@UPC

Located in a contemporary state-of-the-art facility in the Engemann Student Health Center on USC’s University Park Campus, the practice serves USC students who require intensive or ongoing mental and behavioral health services. A multi-disciplinary team comprised of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and case managers accomplish the practice’s mission of providing access to the highest quality of mental health care for all students.

Essential Functions

• Reports to the Medical Director
• Provides outpatient treatment of mental disorders for students/patients, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment
• Facilitates higher level of care referrals and hospitalizations when needed
• Supports medication treatment with brief supportive therapy and motivational interviewing when indicated
• Responds to urgent clinical concerns as needed
• Provides after-hours on-call service, as assigned
• Participates in multidisciplinary case conferences and clinic meetings
• Collaborates and consults with other mental health and primary care providers who may also provide psychiatric medication management to students/patients
• Attends and contributes to department and division meetings, fostering clinical objectives and a consultative collegial environment
• Participates in biannual peer review, merit review, and quality improvement activities

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the State of California
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of Psychiatric Ambulatory Care experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice and to lifelong learning
• Cultural competence and humility, including an appreciation of how experiences, beliefs, values of diverse individuals and groups affects clinical interactions and practice
• Ability to work cooperatively on an interdisciplinary team and with public, private, and other community organizations
• Willingness to promote and function in a collaborative and collegial environment to serve the department, health system and medical school missions

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $140,000-$200,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Schedule

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