Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Overview

This position will be supporting patients at Family Health Center, 26 Queen Street and Worcester Health Care for the Homeless, 199 Chandler Street.

Position Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric provides comprehensive, cost effective health care to families which includes assessment, diagnosis, and treatment according to the standards of advanced nursing practice.

:

• Maintains working knowledge of and adheres to the program Manual, agency handbook and Policies and Procedures
  • Commitment to providing cost conscious, fiscally responsible, timely, efficient, effective, safe, patient-centered, culturally competent, equitable, and participatory health care.
  • Attends all required trainings as per Agency Policy, Program Manual and Funder Guidelines.
  • Arrives on time for work and maintains regular and predictable attendance.
  • Maintains appropriate boundaries and ethical standards with staff, clients, visitors and outside providers as detailed in Agency Policy.
  • Maintains positive and professional working relationships with co-workers, managers, clients, visitors and outside providers.
  • Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent computer skills (including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook).
  • Embodies the following values as set forth in the strategic plan:
    Compassion, Knowledge is power, equity and inclusion, excellence, courage and capacity to change.
  • Acts as a role model to carry out the vision of:
    Humanity and Healing, provide responsive services, foster opportunities for positive change, bring forward innovation with a purpose, build and promote productive partnerships, strive to be the Employer of Choice, and act as Good Stewards in the communities we serve.
  • Any and all other duties as assigned.

• Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling and emotional support.
• Issues medication in accordance with treatment guidelines.
• Collaborates with Consulting Psychiatrist.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

One of the following combinations of education and employment experience must be met in order to be considered for the position:

Education and Experience

• Graduate of an ANA accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner required.
• Must have demonstrated ability to work independently with complex patient care.
• Professional Licensure/Special Skills And Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Current licensure by Massachusetts Board of Nursing as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
• Current DEA/Mass Controlled Substance license for prescriptive authority. BLS required.

This position reports to:
The Director of Psychiatric Services.

EOE

Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm.