Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Pmhnp)

Description

Central City Concern is an innovative nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services to single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty, and addictions. We hire people who are skilled and passionate to meet our mission through innovative outcome-based strategies that support personal and community transformation.

Our Mission at Central City Concern is to help those struggling with life's biggest problems end or avoid homelessness and build healthy, housed, resilient, and engaged lives. Our vision is a connected community where all our neighbors have access to housing, health, and economic opportunity. Together, we will end homelessness.

Blackburn Center is an innovative program that will offer integrated housing, health care, and employment services with the long term goal of eliminating homelessness. We seek to change how these services are delivered to all people, especially vulnerable populations. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) The PMHNP works collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team providing outpatient SUDS and Mental Health services

Join Central City Concern's Behavioral Health Team as our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Schedule: This is a 4 day a week position hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Blackburn Center & Old Town Recovery Center (this position will provide specialty mental health care between two different sites

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and Master's degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from State Board of Nursing approved schools of nursing.

• Current license to practice nursing in Oregon and certified as a PMHNP by the Oregon State Board of Nursing and National certification.

• 3-4 years experience practicing as a PMHNP preferred

• Must meet CCC privileging requirements as required by FTCA.

• Current BLS certification required prior to start.

• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

• Must have full prescriptive powers in Oregon with a DEA number.

• Must meet applicable training requirements for Buprenorphine prescribing.

• Must generally have the ability to walk, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects, and climb stairs with reasonable or no accommodation.

• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, TB test, and background check. This includes clearance by the DHS Background Check Unit.

• The OAR prohibits SUDS program staff from having within the previous 3 years a DUI conviction or diversion, a felony conviction, or a conviction under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.

• Must be able to work within an integrated, multidisciplinary setting.

• Must adhere to agency's non-discrimination policies.

• Ability to adhere to Central City Concern's drug-free workplace which encourages a safe, healthy and productive work environment and strictly complies with the Drug-Free Work Place Ace of 1988. An employee shall not, in the workplace, unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess or use a controlled substance or alcohol.

• Ability to effectively interact with co-workers and clients with diverse ethnic backgrounds, religious views, political affiliation, cultural backgrounds, life-styles, and sexual orientations, and treat each individual with respect and dignity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work as a member of the Blackburn Center multi-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive, client centered and trauma informed integrated services.

• Actively participate in the integration of services at the Blackburn Center and identify new opportunities to improve collaboration between and within service and care teams while carefully following information-sharing guidelines.

• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement within Blackburn Center workflows and logistics. Participate in review of Blackburn Key Performance Indicators; review and contribute to continuous improvement opportunities and plans.

• Build understanding of and appreciation for diversity among Blackburn Center clients and support their connection to culturally responsive and culturally specific services as requested.

• Provide direct patient care including but not limited to: psychiatric evaluation, consultation, psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions, and monitoring and addressing adverse effects.

• Prescribe and manage the opioid agonist medication, buprenorphine, as well as other medication supported recovery medications such as Vivitrol, Naltrexone, and Acamprosate.

• Document plan for medical and psychiatric treatment and on-going treatment in the outpatient setting.

• Provide crisis intervention, suicide assessment and intervention.

• Conduct care of psychiatric/mental health emergencies and initiate arrangements for continuing care or referral to appropriate facility.

• Provide brief psychotherapy interventions including motivational interviewing.

• Provide patient and family education.

• Provide clinical consultation to staff in behavioral and primary care disciplines, including consultation to other CCC SUDS practitioners.

• Participate in clinical staff meetings and case conferences in order to utilize interdisciplinary expertise and facilitate individual treatment plans for clients.

• Refer patients, as necessary, to other mental health care providers and community resources/services.

• Participate in records review to ensure that services are clinically appropriate and effective.

• Maintain client records as required by program standards and funding requirements.

• Participate in compliance, quality assurance and quality improvement activities as directed.

• Participate in training opportunities to advance skills and knowledge in behavioral and primary care.

• Work within scope of training and experience and seek consultation when appropriate.

• Adhere to all state and federal privacy regulations, including HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, and to CCC policies and agreements regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security. Support compliance with all privacy and security requirements pursuant to community partners' and outside providers' patient confidentiality agreements, including privacy and security requirements for EMR access. This includes immediately reporting any breach of protected health information or personal identification information of any person receiving CCC services by CCC or an outside provider to the CCC Compliance Department, as well as to your supervisor or their designee.

• Attend all mandatory CCC trainings in a timely manner.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

BENEFITS AT CENTRAL CITY CONCERN FOR FULL-TIME & PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

Central City Concern offers incredible benefits to our employees. We offer an extensive total rewards package to include base wages, medical, dental, vision, and voluntary plans. Central City Concern also takes employees' financial wellness into consideration and provides a rich retirement match.

• Generous paid time off plan beginning at 4 weeks of PTO accrual per year! Accrual amount/rate increases with longevity.

• Amazing 403(b) Retirement Savings plan with an employer match of 4.25% in your 1st year, 6% in the 2nd year, and 8% in your 3rd year!

• 11 paid Holidays + 2 Personal Holidays to be used at the employee's discretion.

• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance coverage.

• Employer Paid Life, Short-Term Disability, AND Long-Term Disability Insurance!

• Sabbatical Program offering extended time off at years 7, 14, and 21.

Central City Concern is an innovative nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services to single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty, and addictions. We hire people who are skilled and passionate to meet our mission through innovative outcome-based strategies that support personal and community transformation.

This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position.

As an agency deeply rooted in recovery, part of our policy and commitment to a drug and alcohol-free workplace includes post-offer, and pre-employment drug screens. Please note we follow Federal Guidelines regarding prohibited substances, even for those legal at the state level.

CCC values and celebrates diversity in race, heritage, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, and disability. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we prioritize active inclusion of diverse staff.

Listing Type

Jobs

Categories

Healthcare | Nonprofit

Position Type

Full Time

Employer Type

Direct Employer