Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Position: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Location: Pueblo, CO

Compensation Ranges: $130-$140k(negotiable) Benefits

HOURS OF WORK: Monday-Friday | 8 AM – 5 PM

What You Will Be Doing

• As a staff PMHNP with the Adult Outpatient, you would be providing strength-focused, evidence-based, and culturally sensitive treatment.
• Creating and sustaining positive, compassionate interactions with patients and providing high quality care will be central to the work you do.
• You would conduct assessments, manage cases, and provide supportive therapy with utmost kindness and care.
• Your attention to detail and problem-solving skills will be important to your responsibilities related to evaluating and managing medications.
• Specifically, the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse responsibilities under the administrative and clinical supervision of the Chief Medical Services Officer.

What You Will Like About Us

• Competitive pay. $140,000- $145,000 annually - salary based on experience and degree.
• Generous benefits package. For most positions, includes paid holidays, generous PTO, Subsidized YMCA membership, tuition reimbursement, retirement 403(b), and FSA.
• Insurance: Medical, Dental, and Vision, with low deductibles. Also, Wellness benefits program available.
• EAP, Teladoc, LifeLock, Direct Path, Life and AD&D
• Additional Insurance: FSA, Voluntary Life, Allstate Voluntary benefits
• Childcare subsidy
• Flexible schedule
• HRSA LRP Available
• Employee recognition and celebrations
• Warm and friendly work environment in which staff respect and learn from one another.
• Opportunities to serve our neighbors in Pueblo, Huerfano, and Las Animas counties.

Qualifications

What We Are Looking For—The Must-Haves

• Licensed Advanced Practice Nurse in Colorado in good standing.
• Graduate degree in nursing from an accredited academic institution
• Listed on the Advanced Practice Registry as Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Prescriptive authority as defined by applicable state statue.
• Meets all State of Colorado statutory requirements including C.R.S. Title 12 Article 38, as amended and applicable, and Chapters XIV and XV of the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Board of Nursing, and other applicable State and Federal requirements in effect during employment.
• Experience working successfully with a multi-disciplinary team, especially in an integrated primary care setting.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced primary integrated healthcare practice.
• Experience providing clinical services to patients of all ages.
• Experience and comfort working with a wide range of behavioral health conditions and presentations to include substance use disorders.
• Experience working with severe and persistently mentally ill adults, and experience with various behavioral health diagnoses including substance use.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Exceptional time management skills.
• Flexibility and ability to easily adapt to change.
• Well-developed documentation skills.
• Computer proficiency.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license, and access to reliable transportation during work hours.
• CPR/First Aid

What We Would Like to See in You—The Nice-to-Haves

• Minimum two years supervised experience with use of drugs used within the scope of normal psychiatric practice.
• Advanced knowledge of principles of psychiatric nursing.
• Advanced knowledge of medication/medication and medication/food interactions.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in psychiatric assessment and ongoing psychopharmacological treatment.
• Spanish language skills