Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - 10821

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.

Our Philosophy of Service: We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove the barriers that restrict access to these rights. Society benefits when adequate housing and health care are available to everyone. We create lasting solutions to homelessness by:

* Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible.

* Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services.

* Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve.

* Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development.

* Using resources judiciously and effectively.

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works closely with Primary Care Medical Providers, Behavioral Health Providers and Case managers to support patients with severe and ongoing mental health needs. This role provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and follow-up care, primarily at the in our Housing Supportive Services Program and follows a community/home outreach model. The position focuses on delivering integrated, trauma-informed care to individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability and may also provide services at the Stout Street Clinic.

NOTE: In order to ensure that our consumers receive the best possible care the candidate chosen to fill this position will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process prior to a start date. The credentialing and privileging timeline is dependent on the selected candidate's submission of documents necessary for clearance. Please note that a start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging is complete.

Additional Requirement

• Valid driver's license required. This requirement may be waived, if necessary, based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the business.

Coalition Benefits

• Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents. We're proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.
• Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.
• Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.
• Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.
The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.

Essential Job Functions

• Works closely with Housing Support Services teams to bring services to the client, often visiting them at their housing site to provide psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and medication management.
• Provides direct psychiatric care, including new patient evaluations, follow-up care, and care coordination on both a scheduled and walk-in basis.
• Collaborates closely with Behavioral Health Providers (BHPs) to provide psychiatric consultation to Primary Care Medical Providers (PCMPs).
• Provides urgent and crisis psychiatric care.
• Conducts diagnostic assessments consistent with DSM-5 and/or ICD-10, taking into account patients' economic and housing circumstances, medical conditions, and substance use disorders.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests as clinically indicated.
• Develops treatment recommendations addressing both mental health and substance use disorders, considering patients' trauma histories, economic conditions, and housing status.
• Coordinates care with other providers within CCH and external partner agencies.
• Participates in assessments of patient risk and facilitates transfer to inpatient care when clinically indicated; may initiate Mental
• Participates in regular supervision with the Psychiatric Director or designee.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Summary

• Preference for candidates whose past experience includes significant psychiatric experience.
• Proven clinical competence in the provision of psychiatric health care in a community setting.
• Demonstrated experience, competence, and sensitivity in working with homeless and at-risk individuals and families.
Education
• A Master of Science degree in Nursing from a program accredited by the American Nurses Association or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
• Current registration in the State of Colorado as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
• Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from the American Nurse's Credentialing Center.
• Prescriptive authority from the Colorado State Board of Nursing. Consideration will be given to candidates who have completed all the requirements for this authority except for supervisory hours.
• Certificate of Added Qualification in Psychiatry required.

$113,000 - $137,000 a year

Qualified candidates are eligible for the NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program which offers payment of 60% of unpaid nursing education debt in exchange for a two-year commitment at a NURSE Corps approved site with an option to extend to a third year for an additional 25% of the original balance.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.