Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric services to adult patients with severe mental illness across FSP, outpatient, and PHP settings.
• Perform initial assessments, psychiatric evaluations, brief physical examinations, medical-necessity follow-ups, annual assessments, and appropriate lab monitoring.
• Provide psychotropic medication management and psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with outside psychiatric providers and other treating clinicians.
• Provide treatment plan updates as necessary.
• Collaborate regularly with the psychiatry team, therapists, case managers, housing specialists, administrative staff, community partners, caregivers, and patients’ families.
• Complete clinical documentation in accordance with agency, Medicare, Medi-Cal, county guidelines, and the standardized procedures.
• Supervise the licensed psychiatric technician supporting patient care delivery and administrative duties.
• Participate in weekly treatment team meetings to coordinate patient care.
• Provide emergency phone coverage after program hours as assigned.
• Oversee on-site storage and dispensing of psychiatric medications.
• Participate in weekly clinical supervision, clinical case conferences, and staff meetings, presenting cases during supervision and case conferences.
• Participate in quality assurance, utilization review, and peer review activities.
• Acquire and maintain CURES access and DEA registration.
• Represent the agency in the professional community.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license with the State of California.
• Current certification as a Nurse Practitioner with the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• Current DEA registration and CURES (Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System) access, or the ability to acquire and maintain both upon hire.
• Four years’ clinical experience in behavioral health/psychiatry preferred.
• Knowledge of the Contra Costa Health System is helpful but not required.
• At least two years of experience in training and supervision preferred.
• Valid California Driver’s License; willingness to use own vehicle with valid car insurance for work-related travel.
• Willingness to remain reachable through the Hume Center’s secure communication channels to respond to occasional urgent clinical situations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Google applications (Calendar, Docs, Drive), and Electronic Health Records (InSync).