Nurse Practitioner, Behavioral Health

SAC Health • San Bernardino, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health, Nurse Practitioner practices in collaboration with the supervising physician to provide age-specific and developmentally appropriate advanced nursing care and education for a designated population of patients served, patients, and families; utilizes expertise in the delivery of whole-person care; practices within the NP scope of practice pursuant to standardized procedures and interpersonal skills to maximize excellence in customer service, safe patient care, and professionalism; contributes to a work environment of caring and cooperation among a culturally diverse workforce and patient population.

Requirements

• Master's Degree and completion of NP curriculum required.
• Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license and California Nurse Practitioner Certificate required.
• 2+ years of experience as a RN in a psychiatric/behavioral health setting is required.
• Experience with using an electronic medical record is required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Must not now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visas.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate preferred.
• Preferred to have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Recommended DEA License.
• Management experience is preferred.
• 1+ experience as a psychiatric nurse Nurse Practitioner, Behavioral Health practitioner is preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.
• Fluency in English and Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist psychiatrists and psychologists in reviewing the condition of the patients and determining the correct treatment plan.
• Assess the mental status of psychiatric patients; Develop treatment plans for patients.
• Prescribe medications for patients based on condition and treatment plan.
• Monitor the effects of medications on a patient's mental health.
• Evaluating the actions and mental capacities of patients in your care.
• Performing advanced age-specific clinical assessment/triage, care planning, treatment, interventions, and evaluation/monitoring; identifying patients in early crisis; collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team for early intervention and optimal patient outcomes; documenting care and care planning legibly in the medical record.
• Performing duties/designated procedures within the Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice and in accordance with medical center policies, protocols, techniques, guidelines, standardized procedures, and state and federal regulations; participating in medical record review and data collection.
• Providing patient/family education and support in complex clinical situations; providing information to appropriate individuals regarding plan of care, e.g., hospital course, postoperative plan of care, expected outcomes, and follow-up care.
• Contributing to designated clinical research, conducting and/or participating in research studies, recruiting/screening patients to participate in research studies, performing literature review; imparting findings to the primary investigator; and identifying and implementing best practices as appropriate.
• Serving as a preceptor for students; providing training and teaching to students and multidisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Participating in the development, review, revision, and implementation of standards of care, standardized procedures, policies, protocols, techniques, guidelines, patient education materials, and documentation tools.
• Recognizing unsafe and ineffective practices; making recommendations for improvement; utilizing chain-of-command for resolution of clinical practice issues.
• Taking responsibility for professional growth and development; identifying ongoing learning needs for developing and maintaining expertise in specialty area and sources of professional enrichment to meet those needs; setting goals for professional development; demonstrating progress on previously set goals.
• Enhancing the body of knowledge in area of specialization through participation with professional organizations, presentations, posters, research activities and written publications.
• Attending in-services; reading required information; sustaining knowledge of information communicated through various venues; accessing information resources regularly, e.g., reading and responding to e-mail, reviewing pertinent intranet sites.
• Serving as a resource/preceptor to other members of the healthcare team; assisting with orientation and training of new staff; supporting student nurse educational programs.
• Maintaining a working knowledge of relevant pathophysiology and knowledge of health care economics.
• Performs standardized procedures as approved by the physician.
• Participates in regular update meetings on CHDP, VFC, FPACT, CDP, and any other programs pertaining to the enhancement of knowledge of SAC Health programs as assigned.
• Participates in clinical planning for SAC Health as an FQHC facility as assigned.
• Demonstrate the ability to be culturally sensitive respect diversity and work effectively and with individuals of different cultures and socioeconomic status.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Industry Leading PTO Accrual (accrued per pay period)
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Jury Duty, Bereavement
• SAC Health Covers approximately 85% of Team Member health premium costs (may vary w/benefit plan selection)
• Retirement - up to 8% employer contribution
• Continuing Education and Learning Benefits
• Annual Mission Trip

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior