Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Pay Rate: $90.00 - $120.00 an hour (Depending on experience)

Part-Time: 5 hours per week

Looking to make a difference and be part of an amazing and growing team in an amazingly beautiful setting? Come join a diverse and inclusive team that is dedicated to supporting LGBTQA+ and prioritizes staff training in Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Our new Adolescent Mental Health Outpatient Clinic in Walnut Creek, CA is hiring!

As a Nurse Practitioner, you will be supported by an experienced leadership team, Clinical Director, Executive Director, and Administrative Team that are all focused on the mission to facilitate lasting positive change for young people and their families.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric services
• Prescribe medications (Controlled medications as well.)
• Respond to reports of pain or sickness as they arise and assess the student
• Determine when a student is to be placed on sick bed due to illness or pain
• Check the vital signs and weight of students as assigned
• Monitor students in regard to mood, behavior and affect, and then chart the findings. (Particularly when a student is starting a new medication)
• Communicate any pertinent medical information to the Treatment Team and the Psychiatrist either verbally or in written form
• Attend weekly treatment team meeting
• Other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience prescribing meds and all around medical provider experience
• Knowledge of standard medical terminology and technique
• Knowledge of legal charting procedure and requirements
• Knowledge of company policies and practices
• Skill in using nursing tools and equipment (e.g., needles, thermometers, diagnostic tests, stethoscope, blood pressure cuffs, etc.)
• Skill in assessing the physical condition of the students
• Skill in communicating medical situations accurately to students, parents, and co-workers
• Ability to use word processing software and to navigate networks
• Experience or knowledge of health insurance submission processes
• Ability to check vital signs
  
  
  

The position requires an active CA NP license, a driver license, and current CPR certification. Nursing experience is required.

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Benefits

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.