Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (full time) Crisis Stabilization and Resource Center

At Heartland Family Service we are committed to building a culture that is trauma informed and values and celebrates diversity and inclusion. We believe this allows for better service delivery and innovation as it encourages our employees to bring various experiences and uniqueness to the workplace.

Trauma Informed Care is an approach to engaging people with histories of trauma that recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma has played in their lives. Trauma Informed Care also acknowledges the effects ofworking with trauma survivors on our workforce and seeks to build collaborative and supportive working environments and relationships.

If you believe in our mission of creating healthy families and communities and like a fast pace collaborative and team-oriented environment then Heartland Family Service is the agency for you.

Founded in Omaha in 1875 Heartland Family Service strengthens individuals families and communities through advocacy education counseling and support services. Last year we connected with roughly 153000 people across 20 locations in east central Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Our vision is simple and ambitious: Strong Communities So Everyone Can.

Were committed to a culture that is trauma-informed and that values and celebrates diversity and inclusion because when people bring their whole selves to work we deliver better care and better ideas. Trauma-Informed Care shapes how we engage the people we serve and how we support one another as a workforce.

If you believe in creating healthy families and communities and thrive in a fast-paced collaborative team-oriented environment Heartland Family Service is the agency for you.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Be the calm in someones hardest moment. At The Crisis Center people walk through our doors on some of the worst days of their lives and walk out steadier safer and pointed toward hope. As our full-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner youre the clinical expert who makes that turnaround possible.

This is voluntary community-based crisis care not a hospital ward and not a revolving door. Its a warm respite-style environment where your evaluations your prescribing and your clinical judgment directly shape whether someone stabilizes close to home or has to be sent somewhere far away. If you want your expertise to matter on a human scale this is the room to be in.

Youll provide psychiatric evaluation diagnosis medication management and clinical leadership for individuals experiencing acute behavioral health crises always in step with the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act Nebraska DHHS behavioral health regulations and our organizational policies.

Compensation: Salary is determined by total years of relevant experience.
Work Schedule: 40 hours per week

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree in nursing from an ANCC-accredited institution.
• Licensed in Nebraska as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• Current RN/APRN license in your state of residence.
• Active DEA registration.
• Five years of progressive experience in behavioral health nursing.

Nice to have (and wed love it if you did)

• Experience in crisis stabilization emergency psychiatry or residential behavioral health.
• Experience treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Experience in community-based behavioral health systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Evaluate & diagnose

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and biopsychosocial evaluations including full IDIs within 24 hours of admission routine and urgent/emergent alike.
• Diagnose mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders within your scope of practice.
• Complete suicide and violence risk assessments and decide on admission continued stay or transfer to a higher level of care.

Manage medications

• Prescribe adjust and discontinue psychiatric medications in accordance with Nebraska law.
• Reconcile medications at admission and discharge and monitor for therapeutic response side effects and safety.
• Partner closely with nursing staff on administration and any clinical concerns.

Stabilize the crisis

• Deliver psychiatric crisis intervention and build crisis treatment plans that get people steady.
• Use the least restrictive interventions consistent with regulatory standards and best practice.
• Call for emergency referral or hospitalization when its clinically the right move.

Care for the whole person

• Assess physical health needs and order diagnostic tests as indicated.
• Identify substance use risks and mild withdrawal concerns. The Crisis Center is not a detox facility individuals needing medical detox are referred or transferred per policy.
• Coordinate with primary care and outside medical providers for seamless care.

Plan treatment & guide recovery

• Develop implement and evaluate individualized recovery-focused treatment plans.
• Offer brief therapeutic interventions and psychoeducation to individuals and families.
• Support people through stabilization and their return to community life.

Lead the team

• Serve as a clinical leader and consultant to RNs therapists and other team members.
• Contribute to treatment team meetings case reviews and multi-agency continuity planning.
• Share your knowledge provide education and training on psychiatric and medical topics.

Keep it sound & compliant

• Document evaluations diagnoses orders and treatment plans accurately and on time.
• Meet Nebraska DHHS licensing standards payer requirements HIPAA and confidentiality laws.
• Take part in quality assurance and performance improvement and treat everyone you meet with courtesy respect and care.

*DENOTES ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILTIES

Required Experience:

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