Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Bonus up to $15,000 offered for full‑time hires.

Comprehensive Healthcare provides innovative behavioral health and integrated healthcare services to clients of all ages. We take pride in our creative and collaborative work environment and in delivering clinically excellent, trauma‑informed, recovery‑oriented services.

The Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management to clients. Client care is provided as a member of a multi‑disciplinary team. Physician Assistant provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management while providing utilization consultation and appropriate supervision of designated physician. Client care is provided as a member of a multi‑disciplinary team.

• 40 hrs/week, rotating weekends – 8AM to 5PM
• Sunday to Tuesday – 8AM to 8PM
• Thursday to Saturday – 8AM to 8PM

• Physician Assistant: $ – $
• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner: $ – $

• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of development in children, youth, and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge and understanding of behavioral health problems in children, youth, and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of and ability to work with issues of confidentiality, consent, and capacity.
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate and coordinate with family, parents, caregivers, and community and natural supports.
• Communicates effectively with children and youth of differing ages and developmental levels.

• Utilizes appropriate crisis intervention techniques for client stabilization.
• Accurately screens for risk to self, others, property, and the presence of grave disability and makes appropriate referrals.
• Documents and reports and/or notifies as required by law.
• Applies QPRT (Question, Persuade, Refer or Treat) principles in assessing risk and in safety and treatment planning.
• Develops and documents appropriate safety plans.

• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of normal aging process and age‑related changes.
• Demonstrates an understanding of neurocognitive disorders and their impacts on functioning.
• Demonstrates awareness of how medical issues can affect mental status.

• Safely administers and documents medication according to provider orders and agency policies.
• Conducts and documents ongoing evaluation of intended effects, side effects, adverse reactions, and medication non‑compliance. Communicates this information to the appropriate parties.
• Implements appropriate interventions regarding medications and side effects.
• Provides medication education to client and family, including purpose of medication, side effects, dosage, frequency, and duration.
• Encourages and supports clients in taking medications as prescribed. Promotes illness self‑management skills.

• Integrates information from the client (and family members/natural supports) and the treatment team to understand the client’s symptoms and determine whether or not medication is an appropriate intervention.
• Differentiates psychiatric disorders from neurological and other physical disorders and refers client for appropriate medical evaluation and treatment.
• Works collaboratively with clients (and family members/natural supports) to recommend medications to address observed or reported behavioral health symptoms.
• Obtains and/or updates information on the medications the client is currently taking.
• Reviews the effectiveness of current medications in treating the targeted symptoms, and recommends changes and adjustments when appropriate.
• Provides education on the risks and benefits of proposed treatment options.
• Orders supportive laboratory studies appropriate to prescribed medications. Prescriber reviews result with client.
• Consults, as needed, with CMO or other prescribing professionals regarding client care.
• Provides the client (or family/natural supports)…