Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Linn County Department of Health Services Albany, OR, US

$11,741 - $14,902 / month

Mental Health Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Medical Treatment Team

Mental Health Department (Classification 788)

Non Union/Full-Time position (37.5 hours/week)

Linn County Health Services is recruiting for a full-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for the Medical Treatment Team. This position will be performing outpatient psychiatric services for adults with a variety of developmental, behavioral, addiction and mental health issues. Provide psychiatric assessments with differential diagnoses, ability to prescribe and supervise medication management clients. Collaborate with the treatment team for treatment interventions. Provide psychiatric consultation to local physicians and develop working relationships to easily transition clients back to PCP care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: A person employed in this classification must possess the capability to perform the following duties to be considered for and remain in this position. The duties are essential functions requiring the critical skills and expertise needed to meet job objectives. Additional specific details of these essential functions may be provided by the specific office or department job announcement, if applicable.

1. Provide specialized psychiatric nurse practitioner services including psychiatric evaluations including a differential diagnosis.

2. Prescribe psychiatric medications and collaborate with case management and nursing staff to facilitate appropriate medication monitoring within the scope of the practitioner's specialty.

3. As a full team member, collaborate in the development of individual treatment plans.

4. Provide psychiatric nurse practitioner consultation to non-medical employees and allied community agencies with an emphasis on the primary care physician.

5. Treat routine and complex problems within the scope of nurse practitioner's specialty.

6. Consult with community physicians regularly to coordinate care they provide with care provided by department employees.

7. Obtain consultation from medical specialists for the purpose of improving quality of care.

8. Assist with planning and developing programs and policies.

9. Participate in activities that will enhance professional knowledge.

10. Provide education, technical assistance and consultation to clients, the public and other community agencies.

11. Develop and maintain effective, harmonious and reasonable work relationships with others.

12. Maintain regular and predictable work attendance.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

Knowledge of the principles and practices of community mental health and chemical dependency services. Considerable knowledge of community mental health and substance abuse principles and practices including a wide-range of treatment modalities and assessment techniques.

Reasonable knowledge of psychological and personality testing and their applications to diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill persons. Considerable knowledge of the laws and regulations applicable to community mental health and substance use programs.

Professional level skills in psychotherapy, medication management and differential diagnosis within the scope of the practitioner's specialty. Ability to deal therapeutically with persons who have mental or emotional disturbances and/or substance abuse problems. Ability to quickly develop therapeutic relationships even with resistant clients and their families. Ability to conduct thorough, in-depth interviews, assessments, evaluations and to effectively interpret the information in the formulation of diagnosis and a treatment plan. EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Graduation from an approved school of nursing. A four-year nursing degree is preferred. Two years of nursing experience in a similar setting. One-year experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner is preferred. Professional experience with diverse clinical populations is preferred. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training which demonstrates the ability to perform the work described.

NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Oregon at the time of appointment and Nurse Practitioner certification by the State of Oregon.

Must have prescriptive privileges.

Must be able to pass a criminal history check. Must have possession of a valid Oregon motor vehicle operator's license and an acceptable driving record that meets the county's requirements.

Work is performed in multiple Linn County Health Services locations - Albany, Lebanon, and Sweet Home.VISA SPONSORSHIP

Linn County does not offer VISA sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. If your employment authorization and documentation is contingent on sponsorship now or in the future, you will not meet Agency employment eligibility standards.

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