Psych Nurse Practitioner Mexico

Posted Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness.

The position is on-site, starts with 8-16 hours per week at opening and may transition to full time.

At Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI), a psychiatric practitioner is an integral specialty for our whole person approach in our integrated system of physical, psychiatric, and addiction services. The scope of practice of psychiatric practitioner in the inpatient setting will see adults 18 and older, all genders, all socio-economic backgrounds, complex medical history, and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric practitioners at CBI will be expected to provide patient-centered, evidence-based care for patients as well as serve as patient advocates in all health-related matters, including the appropriate use of specialists, health services, and community resources.

• Complete Urgent Psychiatric and/or Addiction Medicine evaluations for patients referred to the 23-hour observation unit from all referral sources including hospitals, urgent care centers, law enforcement, and other medical practitioners for assessment, diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
• Complete Urgent Psychiatric Assessment and/or Addiction Medicine, Ambulatory Detox, or Physical Health Assessments with patients identified by CBI screening staff.
• Coordinate with other team members when admitting, transferring, or discharging a patient to a different CBI program or level of care and document in the medical record to ensure a smooth transition.
• Be available to initiate doc-to-doc communication and coordination of care and document appropriately.
• All patients on the unit are evaluated at least daily to provide necessary adjustments in treatment and discharge planning.

• Seclusion and restraint interventions are used in accordance with CBI policy.
• Provide assessment for the appropriate use of seclusion and restraint, including documentation of staffing, current behaviors, known medical conditions, psychiatric/behavioral health conditions and current medication.
• Write an order immediately if at the facility, or sign order in the electronic health record within three hours if given verbally. Practitioner shall coordinate with the RN staff to confirm the date and time of intervention.
• When writing or signing an order, include: the date and time that the restraint or seclusion was ordered; the specific restraint or seclusion ordered; if chemical restraint is ordered, then the drug name, strength, dosage, route of administration, and symptoms being treated.
• Maximum duration authorized is not to exceed three continuous hours.
• Complete and document an assessment within one hour after the order for restraint or seclusion takes place, including current behavior, reaction to intervention, patient’s current medical condition, and whether to continue or terminate the restraint or seclusion.
• Write a release order or document a second order at the end of three hours if restraint or seclusion needs to be continued.
• Review cases and discharge plans during rounds with assigned CBI medical staff.
• Document and sign full discharge orders and follow-up recommendations within 24 hours of discharge.

• Practitioner admission orders are completed on admission (in person or verbally to a nurse) and signed by the admitting practitioner within 24 hours of admission.

• Everyone admitted to the 23-hour Observation Unit will have a psychiatric evaluation at minimum once every 24 hours, or sooner if clinically appropriate and necessary to justify the patient’s need for continued stay.
• Review cases with RN and Crisis Specialist during rounds as part of discharge planning process.
• Document rounds…