Contractor Certified Psychiatric Registered Nurse Practitioner

ON-SITE POSITION

Contractor position

COMHAR outpatient services allow clients to maintain normal activities and relationships with family, community, workplace or school. Services include: Psychiatric Evaluation; Psychotherapy for Individuals, Groups and Families; Medication Assessment and Monitoring; Identification of Need for Other Services; and Referral to Community Resources.

At COMHAR, it's our mission to provide health and human services that empower individuals, families and communities to live healthier, self-determined lives. We are currently looking for a Certified Psychiatric Registered Nurse Practitioner for our Outpatient Behavioral Health services who would work specifically with our Adult and Children population with 3-5 years of experience in the field.

Certified Psychiatric Registered Nurse Practitioner Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure thorough, quality, up-to-date medical and health information for clients on case load * Ensure effective coordination of medication prescription and administration for clients on case load
• Provide evaluations / mental status exams on referred clients
• Maintain all required or requested client / unit documentation (medication notes, mental status forms, entitlement forms, medical information reports, incident reports, etc.) of clients on case load
• Meet once a week, or as needed, with attending Psychiatrist assigned to unit to review all new clients during supervision
• Work closely with treatment team in reviewing client services, progress and treatment planning
• Ensure that all medical supplies and apparatus are secured
• Ensure timely and effective communication with clients, families, providers, caseworkers, advocates and other medical professionals involved in clients care
• Ensure compliance to all internal and external regulations, policies and procedures
• Ensure continued professional development and self-improvement
• Collaborates with a licensed physician/psychiatrist who serves in a supervisory and consultative capacity
• Perform special projects as assigned

Certified Psychiatric Registered Nurse Practitioner Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the Certified Psychiatric Registered Nurse Practitioner is regularly required to talk or hear others and accurately interpret speech and sounds. Frequently required to stand; walk; climb and descend stairs. Required to use hands and arms to reach, hold and carry objects. Required to sit; stand, maintain balance; occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception & ability to adjust optical focus for reading, driving, general observation and for all safety needs.

Qualifications:

• Current and valid license as a Registered Nurse with the State Board of Nursing and experience in mental health/psychiatry
• Psychiatric certificate required
• Must have previous experience working with Children and Adults
• Valid driver's license required
• 3-5 years of experience in the field required
• Bilingual preferred

Skills Required:

Must have excellent verbal/written communication skills and work well with people; good, creative problem solving skills; excellent clinical nursing skills including assessment, knowledge of behavioral health systems, community resources; ability to work independently, and be flexible/adaptive in handling changing priorities in a fast paced work environment; computer skills required.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace. COMHAR, Inc. is a not-for-profit community based health and human service organization founded in 1975. We do not discriminate in services or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, past or present receipt of disability-related services or supports, marital status, veteran status, or any other class of persons protected by federal, state or local law.