Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

Quick Facts

• Role: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Physician Assistant (PA)

• Schedule: Part-time, 3 days/week (20 hours)

• Location: San Mateo, CA (with potential additional days in San Francisco)

• Practice setting: Short-term residential crisis care for adults in psychiatric crisis

• On-call/Call backs: Yes

Description

Provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment for adult clients in a short-term residential crisis setting. Deliver medication management including client and staff education, monitoring, support for self-medication, coordination of medication orders, and staff training on administration and adherence. Psychiatric consultation with a psychiatrist is available for support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment planning

• Provide medication management and education to clients and staff

• Monitor and assist clients with self-medication

• Coordinate changes in medication orders with client and staff

• Train staff on medication management, administration, and adherence strategies

• Review client medications

Requirements

• Board Certified PMHNP with valid CA license and furnishing number

• 2+ years of psychiatric experience

• Ability to work independently with psychiatric back-up by phone

• Experience with patients with co-occurring disorders

• DEA required (X-waivered preferred but not required)

Benefits

• Part-time schedule (3 days/week, 20 hours) with potential to add up to 2 additional days in San Francisco