Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; PMHNP

Position Type: Full-Time (32 hours per week), Exempt

Pay Range: $134,470 - $168,637 Annually Commensurate with experience

Schedule: Monday – Friday, with some evening and weekend involvement which may include on-call availability

Location: In-Person supporting our St. Cloud Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) within a four (4) county region (Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, & Wright). Office is located in Waite Park, MN

Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (CMMHC) has a rewarding opportunity to serve as a

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) within our St. Cloud Assertive Community Treatment Team. The PMHNP is responsible for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders of clients in an outpatient setting through interview, assessment, observation, and screening tools. The PMHNP works in collaboration with agency mental health professionals, clinicians, case managers, and nurses.

WHAT IS ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT?

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an intensive, non-residential mental health service for persons with serious mental illness. These individuals commonly experience multiple barriers to successful functioning, including co-occurring substance abuse or dependence, homelessness and unemployment. ACT teams help individuals treat and manage their mental illnesses and develop the skills they need for life in the community of their choice.

ACT services are:

• Provided by multidisciplinary team
• A blend of treatment, rehabilitation, therapeutic, and supportive services
• Directed to persons with a serious mental illness who require intensive services
• Offered on a time-unlimited basis and available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

Description of Responsibilities:

• Provide diagnostic and psychotherapeutic care to clients
• Provides clinical oversight of ACT services in conjunction with Team Lead
• Prescribes, directs, and administers psycho-therapeutic treatments of medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
• Responds appropriately to psychiatric crisis situations.
• Maintains ethical and confidential standards.
• Orders, conducts, or examines laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorder gathers and maintain patient information and records, including social and medical history obtained from patients, relatives, and other professionals
• Collaborates with team leader in sharing overall clinical responsibility for screening and admitting clients, monitoring clients’ treatment and service delivery and providing clinical supervision to the team.
• Educates staff on psychiatric and non-psychiatric medication, side effects and health related conditions
• Actively collaborates with nursing staff related to clients’ treatment and service delivery
• Active team member on ACT team providing diagnostic assessments, medication management and medication education, treatment plans, and consultative services for ACT clients.
• Conducts home and community-based client visits
• Serves as the point of contact for psychiatric treatment when a client is hospitalized for mental health treatment and shall communicate directly with the client’s inpatient psychiatric care providers to ensure continuity of care.

Required Experience &

Skills:

• Completion of Graduate level Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) program with a focus in Psychiatric and Mental Health
• Maintain appropriate licensure, including completing continuing education licensing requirements
• Must have demonstrated clinical experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI)
• Clear DHS background study

Preferred Experience &

Skills:

• 3 years’ community mental health experience preferred.

WHY CMMHC?

For more than 60 years, CMMHC has provided comprehensive mental and chemical health services to residents of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties. Our employees are our greatest asset. We are looking for compassionate people who want to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families struggling with mental and chemical health issues. We offer a great place to work, collaborative team environment, and resources to support your personal and professional development.

BENEFITS WE OFFER

• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive benefits program (Medical and Dental Insurance, HSA, FSA, Vision, Company Paid Employee Life Insurance, Voluntary Term Life, Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, & Optional Supplemental Insurance)
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 5.5% employer contribution

CMMHC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.