Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Los Angeles LGBT Center•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$162,161 - $218,917

About The Position

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides trauma-informed and culturally competent psychiatric assessment and management to patients at the Los Angeles LGBT Center under the supervision of a collaborating physician. The patient panel reflects the diversity of the LGBTQ community and includes people of all genders and gender expressions, with varying medical and psychosocial complexity, including people living with HIV. The NP also provides episodic care for non-panel patients as needed. The position conducts clinical encounters with new and returning patients, including comprehensive psychosocial and medical histories, review of psychotropic medications, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning. The NP follows patients as needed, coordinates with referring providers and care teams, maintains accurate electronic health records, provides evidence-based care and patient education, and seeks physician consultation for complex or unresponsive cases. Additional duties include cross-coverage, peer review, required training, continuing education, meetings, and maintaining patient confidentiality.

Requirements

Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people.
Passion for the Center’s work and its mission to improve the lives of LGBTQ people.
California RN license and MSN, with a current California Furnishing Number.
ANCC/California Nurse Practitioner Certification.
DEA registration.
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) card.
At least 5 years of experience in outpatient mental health care or HIV specialty mental health care with dual diagnosis.
Ability to develop and maintain patient records.
Basic computer skills and knowledge, including word processing, database operations, and spreadsheets.
Strong writing skills.
Ability to effectively educate patients and their families.
Superior interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds in a multicultural environment.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills; English/Spanish fluency preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct clinical encounters with new and returning patients, including obtaining comprehensive psychosocial and medical histories, reviewing past and current psychotropic medications, providing differential diagnoses, and developing treatment plans.
Follow up with patients as needed to ensure compliance with protocols and treatment guidelines.
Participate in formal and informal case consultation with referring providers, care teams, mental health therapists, and the ICP team.
Keep patient problem lists up to date and reconcile medications.
Complete and sign clinical notes, lab results, and refill requests in accordance with EHR policies and procedures and within a timely manner.
Respond to patient and care-team messages in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care in accordance with national standards and internal practice guidelines.
Seek consultation from staff physicians as needed, particularly for complex cases or when a patient is not responding as expected.
Participate in peer review exercises and complete mandatory clinical trainings.
Provide appropriate patient health education.
Maintain continuing education units required for California Board of Nursing license renewals and any relevant specialty certifications.
Maintain strict confidentiality of patient records.
Provide cross-coverage for other medical providers during vacations, conferences, illness, and overflow, including reviewing lab results, portal messages, and medication refill requests.
Attend staff and other assigned meetings.