Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Outpatient

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services•Mesa, AZ

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for its Mesa Outpatient Clinic. This role has primary responsibility for medical and psychiatric functions in an outpatient clinical setting, providing general psychiatric services including engagement, assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, family meetings, supportive psychotherapy, patient education, Medication Assisted Treatment, opioid replacement services, risk assessment, and discharge planning. The position ensures psychiatric services comply with licensing and funding requirements defined by the Covered Services Guide. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, with flexibility offered. The practitioner may serve adults and/or children and adolescents and may provide coverage at other clinics as needed. On-call support may be required for crisis situations. Additional duties may be assigned to meet program or department needs. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is a nonprofit community-based behavioral health provider with more than 115 sites, over 1,000 employees, and 40 years of experience. Its Empowered Belonging program emphasizes voice and visibility, fair access, connection, learning and growth, and wellbeing and safety. The organization is a drug-free workplace and requires drug screening. It is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Requirements

Master's degree in Nursing.
ANCC Psychiatric Mental Health Certification.
Current nursing license or ability to obtain a license in Arizona.
Current DEA Certificate.
Current Arizona Department of Public Safety fingerprint clearance, or eligibility to receive one upon offer.
Demonstrated assessment experience.
Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations, accreditation requirements, and licensing standards relevant to the Arizona State Board of Nursing.

Nice To Haves

Experience prescribing methadone and Suboxone is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide psychiatric assessments, medication monitoring, and continuity-of-care facilitation for adult and/or child and adolescent clients in an outpatient setting using a client-directed, outcome-informed approach.
Directly supervise, review, and revise applicable procedures and their execution relating to daily medically related activities, as applicable.
Meet productivity goals and documentation requirements within allotted time frames.
Maintain medical charts and documentation, with emphasis on primary care provider coordination, laboratory compliance, and vital-sign compliance.
Collaborate with the Program Coordinator or Director to deliver program-specific services.
Provide clinical coverage at other clinics as needed to address business or clinical needs and inadequate medical coverage.
Provide on-call support as needed to respond to or assist with crisis situations.
Provide general guidance, mentoring, and supervision to other behavioral health medical professionals as assigned.
Provide opportunities for clinical case staffing to outpatient site staff as needed.
Ensure psychiatric services comply with licensing and funding requirements defined by the Covered Services Guide.
Perform additional duties as required to meet program or department needs.

Benefits

Five weeks of paid time off in the first year, with increased accruals after five and ten years of service.
Ten paid holidays.
Low-cost medical and vision insurance.
Company-paid dental insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees.
Paid CME leave and CME reimbursement.
Company retirement contribution matching 40% of up to a 10% deferral into the SB&H retirement account.
Career development and opportunities for internal promotion.
Tuition reimbursement and discount degree programs.
Employee Assistance Program.
Health and wellness benefits.