Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
Partner with us in making a positive change! Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare. Job Title: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Division/Program: Long Beach - Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center Starting Compensation: 100.00 - 120.00 USD Per Hour Working Location: Long Beach, CA Working Hours/Shift: Sunday 8:30 AM - 9:00 PM, Monday 8:30 AM - 9 PM, Tuesday, 10 AM - 6:30 PM Why Join Our Team? Competitive Compensation : Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience. Generous Time Off : Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay. Comprehensive Benefits Package : Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle. Professional Growth Opportunities : On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities. Career development programs designed to help you grow. Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable). Employee Recognition & Rewards : A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication How you will make a difference (Job Overview): In collaboration with a designated physician the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) is responsible for providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, including admitting, assessing, furnishing and providing medication management, and managing client’s, following established standards and practices. The PNP will review and analyze client records in order to furnish and evaluate the usage of psychotropic and other drugs and the quality and appropriateness of the care of mental health clients. May be asked to become LPS designee certified to facilitate the completion of “applications 5150/5585” for clients in need of such. Division/Program Overview: 24/7 outpatient program Rapid mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and medication support Walk-in’s welcome Clients may stay up to 24 hours BHUCC equipped to serve 12 adults (ages 18 and up) and 6 adolescent (ages 13 to 17) Learn more about SBHG at : https://www.starsinc.com/stars-inc/ For Additional Information: [email protected] In accordance with California law, the grade for this position is 60.68 - 97.09. Placement within the grade is determined based on experience, internal equity, and other factors permitted by law.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Nursing with a specialty in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Completion of an approved Adult, Child, or Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program.
- Minimum of two years of experience with adults and children greater than age 12 who present and are assessed with a DSM-IV diagnosis.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Nursing Education
- Certificate to practice as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
- Possession of a State of California issued medication furnishing number and a certificate issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration for the furnishing for psychotropic medications
- Valid California Driver's License required.
- Valid CPR certification
Nice To Haves
- Doctorate degree preferred.
- Experience with mentally ill clients preferred.
Responsibilities
- providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, including admitting, assessing, furnishing and providing medication management, and managing client’s, following established standards and practices
- review and analyze client records in order to furnish and evaluate the usage of psychotropic and other drugs and the quality and appropriateness of the care of mental health clients
- May be asked to become LPS designee certified to facilitate the completion of “applications 5150/5585” for clients in need of such.
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation : Offering a salary that matches your skills and experience.
- Generous Time Off : Enjoy ample vacation and holiday pay.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package : Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional voluntary benefits to support your lifestyle.
- Professional Growth Opportunities : On-the-job training with access to paid CEU opportunities.
- Career development programs designed to help you grow.
- Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).
- Employee Recognition & Rewards : A culture that celebrates and rewards your hard work and dedication
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
