What you bring to SBHG (Qualifications): 

Education 

• Master's Degree in Nursing with a specialty in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from an accredited college or university. 

• Completion of an approved Adult, Child, or Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program. 

• Doctorate degree preferred. 

Experience 

• Minimum of two years of experience with adults and children greater than age 12 who present and are assessed with a DSM-IV diagnosis. 

• Experience with mentally ill clients preferred. 

License 

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Nursing Education Certificate to practice as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing. 

• Possession of a State of California issued medication furnishing number and a certificate issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration for the furnishing for psychotropic medications 

• Valid California Driver's License required. 

• Valid CPR certification 

How you will make a difference (Job Overview): 

In collaboration with a designated physician the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) is responsible for providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, including admitting, assessing, furnishing and providing medication management, and managing client’s, following established standards and practices. The PNP will review and analyze client records in order to furnish and evaluate the usage of psychotropic and other drugs and the quality and appropriateness of the care of mental health clients. May be asked to become LPS designee certified to facilitate the completion of “applications 5150/5585” for clients in need of such. 

Division/Program Overview:  

• 24/7 outpatient program 

• Rapid mental health assessment, crisis intervention, and medication support 

• Walk-in’s welcome 

• Clients may stay up to 24 hours 

• BHUCC equipped to serve 12 adults (ages 18 and up) and 6 adolescent (ages 13 to 17)