Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

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Part Time San Francisco, CA, US

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601 Clement Street, SF, CA 94118

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Status:
Part-time 24-30 hours per week, Exempt

Anticipated start date:
January 4, 2027

The RAMS Adult/Older Adult Outpatient Clinic is located in the Inner Richmond district of San Francisco. Practice at the Clinic reflects and supports the diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities of its clients, including immigrant and refugee families who are monolingual in an Asian & Pacific Islander or Russian language, and those who have limited English speaking ability. The Clinic provides quality, culturally competent/sensitive, consumer-centered assessment, counseling & psychotherapy, case management, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management services to adults and older adults.

Within the context of a community mental health outpatient clinic, the Nurse Practitioner assumes medical responsibility for the psychiatric care and prescribing of medications for diverse, underserved populations.

The primary assignment is 24 hours per week working with Adult/Older Adult client populations as described below. Applicants who are interested in only the Adult/Older Adult program hours are encouraged to apply. RAMS also welcomes applicants who are also interested and qualified to provide services to Child and Adolescent client populations at the RAMS Child, Youth, & Family Services program (co-located at 601 Clement St) for approximately 5-6 additional hours per week - the Child/Adolescent component is optional, and not required.

Essential Job Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, medication evaluations, and manage psychiatric care of assigned patients (e.g., provide follow up psychopharmacological treatment/management).
• Coordinate with patient and multidisciplinary care providers regarding treatment planning, progress, and disposition.
• Order/obtain and monitor laboratory tests.
• Liaise/work collaboratively with other medical/clinical providers (both at RAMS and in the community) to coordinate patient care and review disposition.
• Maintain confidential medical/treatment and billing records/documentation for all services provided as well as medications, in accordance to requirements specified by agency’s policies, clinical standards, & funding sources (including Medi-Cal, Medicare, SFDPH, etc.).
• Provide consultation and crisis management support to the Officer ofthe Day, as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• NP degree from an accredited medical or nursing school
• Completion of a Nurse Practitioner psychiatry-specific training program
• Valid California Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner License & DEA Certificate
• Demonstrated clinical experience in working with individuals with serious and/or persistent mental health conditions, including those with co-occurring disorders
• Demonstrated experience & knowledge/ability to independently assess, diagnose, generate comprehensive treatment plan, and carry out medication treatment and therapeutic interventions to the seriously mentally ill population

• Experience providing medication management services to patients in community mental health settings.
• Familiarity with SF community behavioral health systems ofcare, the philosophy of care, levels ofcare for clinical services, and the delivery of such services.
• Knowledge of SF community resources for health, mental health, substance abuse, vocational, housing, and other services.
• Commitment to the…