Nurse Practitioner

Who We Are 

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults. 

Who We Serve 

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.  

What We Offer 

• Pay Range $43.02 to $47.49 per hour:  Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, and location. 
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!   
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve. 

Program: Children's Program
Population: Ages 5 to 26

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the general direction of the Program Director or designee, and in collaboration with a psychiatrist, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides independent psychiatric care and in autonomous collaboration with other healthcare professionals in psychiatric clinical settings to a specified population consumers. Ensures proper mental health treatment including psychiatric evaluation, differential diagnosing, and psychiatric medication management. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Provides consultation to other clinical staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adheres to guidelines and procedures contained in the Nurse Practitioners Manual of Pacific Clinics.
• Obtains consumers’ histories.
• Provides psychiatric assessment, evaluation, and medication management following established County guidelines.
• Furnishes prescription medications and monitor medication compliance for assigned caseload individually.
• Reviews lab results by end of day of receipt and sign/date.
• Assesses for co-occurring substance abuse disorders and make appropriate plans of action including educating the consumer / family about the effects of using substances.
• Assesses for medical illness and refer or consult with primary care physician.
• Provides education to consumers and families on prescribed medications to assure medication adherence.
• Consults/serves as a resource for other treatment staff on psychopharmacology and medical aspects of consumer care.
• Actively collaborates with other treatment staff, including psychiatrists; NPs; vocational nurses/psychiatric technicians: licensed clinical staff: and case managers, as appropriate, regarding medication issues to ensure quality of care.
• Collaborates with assigned psychiatrist for complex cases and other required CA furnishing collaboration.
• Follows Medi-Cal regulations for accessing and utilizing Pacific Clinics’ medication room.
• Documents consumer's medication status in a medication record format according to Pacific Clinics’ charting procedures.
• Provides appropriate documentation and testimony regarding consumer's court-related needs such as conservatorship hearings or JV-220.
• Works on a multicultural team sensitive to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.
• Completes billing expectations per agency requirements and provide services consistent with program needs
• Attends and participate in staff meetings to provide input towards program development and staff training.
• Attends Disposition meetings to provide quality of care to consumers and families in addition to other meetings as requested.
• Interacts with other internal programs, clinical/support staff and external sources such as school, PCP, or community personnel as applicable.
• Models Pacific Clinics’ approach, mission and core values in all communication and correspondence.
• Communicates effectively in a culturally competent and diverse consumer population and promote favorable interaction with managers, co-workers and others.
• Precepts NP interns guided by the University’s curriculum in regard to assessment, formulating a diagnosis and medication management.
• Drives own vehicle on Pacific Clinics