Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) to provide trauma-informed and culturally competent psychiatric assessment and management. This full-time role involves working with a diverse patient panel from the LGBTQ community, including individuals with varying levels of medical and psychosocial complexity, and those living with HIV. The NP will also provide episodic care for non-panel patients as needed, under the supervision of a collaborating physician.

Practice Info

• Department: Health Services
• Reports to: Director of Psychiatry
• Panel of patients will reflect the diversity of LGBTQ community and include individuals of all genders and expressions and with varying levels of medical and psychosocial complexity, including those living with HIV
• Provides episodic care for non-panel patients as needed

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical encounters with new and returning patients, including obtaining a comprehensive psychosocial and medical history, reviewing past and current psychotropic medications, providing differential diagnosis, and developing a treatment plan
• Follow-up with patients as needed to ensure compliance with protocol/treatment guidelines
• Participate in formal and informal case consultation with the referring provider and care team, mental health therapist and ICP team
• Demonstrate chart maintenance by keeping patient problem lists up-to-date and reconciling medications
• Follow practice policies and procedures regarding EHR documentation, including completing and "signing-off" on clinical notes, lab results and refill requests within a timely manner
• Respond to messages from patients and care team members in a timely manner
• Provide evidence-based care that is in accordance with national standards and internal practice guidelines
• Seek consultation from staff physicians as needed, especially when a patient's problems are especially complex or if the patient's condition is not responding as expected

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) Retirement Plan

Shift & Schedule

• 100%
• Full-Time

Requirements

• Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people
• CA RN license/MSN with current CA Furnishing Number
• ANCC/ California Nurse Practitioner Certification
• DEA registration
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) card
• Minimum 5 years' experience with outpatient mental health care or HIV specialty mental health care with dual-diagnosis
• Ability to develop and maintain patient records
• Basic computer skills and knowledge including word processing, database operations, and spreadsheets
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to effectively educate patients and their families
• Superior interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment
• Bilingual skills, a plus (English/Spanish fluency preferred)
• All staff must be up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment, subject to applicable federal, state and local laws