Nurse Practitioner 2, Psychiatry
- Salt Lake Community College
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Category: Admin-Health and Medical Services
- Posting Date: 06/22/2022
- Application Deadline: Open until filled
Job Description
Position Title
Nurse Practitioner 2, PsychiatryOpen Internally or Externally
ExternalReports to (title)
Clinic ManagerDepartment
Center for Health and Counseling-4D9Requisition Number
21381Position Type
ReplacementJob Category
StaffFT/PT
Full-timeStarting Salary
Based on experienceJob Open Date
06/17/2022Open Until Filled
YesPriority Review Date
07/05/2022Job Summary
Provide Primary Mental Health Care to students, faculty, and staff in a multi-campus, integrative, college healthcare setting. Assess and diagnose mental health problems, for example: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance abuse, loss, grief, adjustment issues, and difficulty coping. Treat with full scope of therapeutic skills including prescribing, psychotherapy, and refer when necessary.
The Center for Health and Counseling (CHC) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is an integrated student health center. The CHC provides primary health, mental health, and health promotion services for SLCC’s diverse adult student population. Our purpose is to promote healthy bodies, minds, and lives for both personal and academic achievement. Fulfilling this purpose requires a collaborative culture of excellence, leadership, and respect.
The Center for Health and Counseling (CHC) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is an integrated student health center. The CHC provides primary health, mental health, and health promotion services for SLCC’s diverse adult student population. Our purpose is to promote healthy bodies, minds, and lives for both personal and academic achievement. Fulfilling this purpose requires a collaborative culture of excellence, leadership, and respect.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
- Assess, diagnose and treat students with a focus on mental health promotion, wellness and disease prevention.
- Assist patients to address underlying issues, encouraging participation in their treatment plan and emphasize patient education while respecting individual and cultural diversity.
- Provide skilled crisis intervention and outreach.
- Enter and chart information into the electronic medical records system.
- Provide electronic media literacy.
- Document all scheduled visits and interactions with patients.
- Participate and coordinate duties and tasks with other Center for Health and Counseling staff including medical assistants, counselors, health educators, massage therapists and clerical staff to ensure low-cost, accessible, holistic health/wellness care.
- Advocate and maintain quality health care by individually meeting or exceeding OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, GRAMA, FERPA and occupational health standards as well as participate in other quality improvement programs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
College health related work experience.
Experience working with a diverse patient population.
Experience with a second language is an asset.
Experience working with a diverse patient population.
Experience with a second language is an asset.
Minimum Qualifications
Current license as advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), with a specialty in mental health.
Prescriptive privilege in the State of Utah, or able to obtain within 30 days of hire.
Master’s degree or higher in nursing from an accredited college of nursing.
National board-certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Minimum of one year paid, full-time (or equivalent) advance practice mental health care experience, after license.
Certification in BLS or ACLS or ability to be certified within 30 days of offer.
Employee hired into this position is required to be physically located on campus in a health clinic setting.
Prescriptive privilege in the State of Utah, or able to obtain within 30 days of hire.
Master’s degree or higher in nursing from an accredited college of nursing.
National board-certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Minimum of one year paid, full-time (or equivalent) advance practice mental health care experience, after license.
Certification in BLS or ACLS or ability to be certified within 30 days of offer.
Employee hired into this position is required to be physically located on campus in a health clinic setting.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Ability to assess, diagnose and treat students, with a focus on mental health promotion, wellness and disease prevention.
Assist patients to address underlying issues, encouraging participation in their treatment plan and emphasize patient education while respecting individual and cultural diversity. Provide skilled crisis intervention and outreach.
Mindful participation and coordination of duties and tasks with other Center for Health and Counseling staff including other nurse practitioners, medical assistants, mental health counselors, health educators, massage therapists and clerical staff to ensure low-cost, accessible, holistic health/wellness care.
Advocate and maintain quality health care by individually meeting or exceeding OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, GRAMA, FERPA and occupational health standards as well as participate in other quality improvement programs.
Knowledge of electronic medical charting and electronic media literacy.
Extraordinary problem solving and analysis, excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
Competency working with a diverse population in independent settings.
Commitment to patient-centered health and wellness services.
Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, and ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic background of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.
Assist patients to address underlying issues, encouraging participation in their treatment plan and emphasize patient education while respecting individual and cultural diversity. Provide skilled crisis intervention and outreach.
Mindful participation and coordination of duties and tasks with other Center for Health and Counseling staff including other nurse practitioners, medical assistants, mental health counselors, health educators, massage therapists and clerical staff to ensure low-cost, accessible, holistic health/wellness care.
Advocate and maintain quality health care by individually meeting or exceeding OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, GRAMA, FERPA and occupational health standards as well as participate in other quality improvement programs.
Knowledge of electronic medical charting and electronic media literacy.
Extraordinary problem solving and analysis, excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
Competency working with a diverse population in independent settings.
Commitment to patient-centered health and wellness services.
Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, and ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic background of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.
Special Instructions
- Full consideration will be given to applicants who apply on or before the priority review date indicated above.
- More information about Salt Lake Community College benefits: https://i.slcc.edu/culture/benefits/index.aspx
FLSA
ExemptSLCC Information
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”).
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.