Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

POSITION:
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time) POSITION SUMMARY

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides direct psychiatric care to adults with severe and persistent mental illness across the Hume Center’s Full‑Service Partnership (FSP), outpatient, and Intensive outpatient and/or partial hospitalization (IOP/PHP) programs. The NP works as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team within a multicultural community mental health setting, under the clinical supervision of the Medical Director or designated Consulting Psychiatrist, and in accordance with the Hume Center’s Nurse Practitioner Standardized Procedures for Psychiatry Services.

Clinical Supervisor:
Medical Director, or designated Consulting Psychiatrist, serving as the supervising physician under California Business and Professions Code § 2836.1 and the Hume Center Nurse Practitioner Standardized Procedures for Psychiatry Services.

Administrative Supervisor:
Program Director, or designated Administrative Supervisor, for administrative, HR, and job‑responsibility supervision.

Documentation and Compliance Oversight:
Director of Compliance.

The Nurse Practitioner practices in accordance with the Hume Center’s Nurse Practitioner Standardized Procedures for Psychiatry Services and applicable clinic policies — including those governing physician consultation, clinical supervision, prescribing and the referenced formulary, sentinel‑event reporting, documentation timeliness, quality assurance and peer review, and transition of care. Those documents, rather than this job description, set the detailed clinical and operational standards for the role;

the supervising physician may determine the extent of supervision necessary in the furnishing or ordering of drugs and devices pursuant to § 2836.1(c)(2), based on clinical circumstances.

Nurse Practitioners who hold, or are pursuing, 103 NP certification under AB 890 are encouraged to discuss the implications for their scope of practice with the Medical Director and Human Resources. NPs pursuing certification may track qualifying supervised hours through their employment at the Hume Center, with the Medical Director or Consulting Psychiatrist serving as attesting physician upon verification of completed hours and clinical performance.