Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Position: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner POSITION SUMMARY Provide direct psychiatric care with Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) a non-profit primary care clinic. The delivery of quality service and positive interaction with our customers is critical to the completion of all the tasks within this job description, thus the employee is responsible for establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and HMS employees in a courteous, respectful and professional manner. Guidelines include all HMS policies and procedures. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES • Provide psychiatric clinical services to HMS patients. • Supervise and teach medical students, and other professional students and/or residents as opportunity allows, in patient care and community health. • Administer clinical aspects of HMS services/work with community agencies and other provider groups, in particular the Gila Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Unit, in developing integrated service delivery system in Hidalgo County/Grant County. • Participate in HMS quality assurance and improvement activities including chart and peer review process and coordinating patient care closely with other medical and mental health providers within the HMS system • Providers may on occasion visit patients in their home, including nursing home as necessary for primary care purposes. • Supervise and teach medical students, other health sciences center students and residents in patient care and community health. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Graduation from an accredited nursing school Licensed to practice as a psychiatric nurse practitioner in New Mexico Evidence of continuing education necessary to maintain licensure DESIRED ABILITIES Experience in serving underserved populations and rural areas Administrative experience Experience in community health Fluent in English and Spanish, both written and oral preferred TO APPLY: Completed HMS Employment Application may be emailed to [email protected] or Dropped off or mailed: 1105 N. Pope Street, Building C, Silver City, NM 88061 or 530 De Moss Street, Lordsburg, NM 88045 For more information call 575-534-0788