Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Location: 
1421 Broderick Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
United States
Job Posted Date: 
July 13, 2022
Opportunities: 
Part-time Positions
Population: 
Nursing

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

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 appropriate laboratory testing
  • Liaise/work collaboratively with other medical/clinical providers (both at RAMS or 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 of the Day, as needed
  • Participate in areas such as Program Utilization Review/Continuous Quality Assurance, peer reviews, procedural & clinical services meetings, report writing, and program development & review, as necessary
  • Perform other related duties as assigned
Job Requirements: 

Minimum Required Qualifications: 

  • NP degree from an accredited medical or nursing school
  • Completion of a Nurse Practitioner psychiatry-specific training program
  • Valid California 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

Other Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience  providing medication management services to patients in community mental health setting strongly preferred
  • Familiarity with community behavioral health systems of care in San Francisco, including the philosophy of care, levels of care for clinical services, and the delivery of such services, highly preferred.
  • Familiarity with the San Francisco community resources/services (may include health, mental health, substance abuse, vocational, housing, etc.), highly preferred.
  • Strong commitment to the philosophy, goals, & mission of RAMS in providing community-based, culturally competent, and consumer-guided mental health services to the community.
  • Commitment to engaging in professional development activities such as trainings, continuing education seminars, case conferences, and reviewing up-to-date material, etc., as related to treatment strategies for the population of Program Name.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively, function independently, and interact professionally with a diverse, multi-cultural, and interdisciplinary staff of all levels.
  • Applicants with ability to provide bilingual & culturally competent services in other language – specifically, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, or Vietnamese – preferred (but not required) due to the needs of the populations served at the program.
How to Apply: 

Please visit https://ramsinc.org/career OR forward resume and cover letter to [email protected]

Location: 
San Francisco
Greater Bay Area
Peninsula
California
Body: 
ABOUT THE ADULT/OLDER ADULT OUTPATIENT CLINIC: The RAMS Adult/Older Adult Outpatient Services Clinic is located in the Outer Richmond District of San Francisco, providing quality, culturally competent/sensitive, consumer-centered assessment, counseling & psychotherapy, case management, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management services to adults and older adults. 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, or have limited English-speaking ability.

ABOUT RAMS: Richmond Area Multi-Services is a private, non-profit mental health agency that is committed to advocating for and providing community based, culturally-competent, and consumer-guided comprehensive services, with an emphasis on serving Asian & Pacific Islander Americans. Founded in San Francisco's Richmond District in 1974, our agency offers comprehensive services that aim to meet the behavioral health, social, vocational, and educational needs of the diverse community of the San Francisco.

RAMS is recognized by the local and national social service community as having expertise in providing culturally competent mental health services to the underserved, with expertise in working with the Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) and Russian-speaking populations. The agency has received numerous awards for culturally competent service delivery, clinical training, employment of people with disability, and community leadership.