Nurse Practitioner - 32 hrs/week
Mental Health Center of Denver

WellPower provides you with the support you need to help you develop a career in helping others succeed. We innovate, adapt, and leverage the diverse perspectives of the people on our team and the people we serve in everything we do.

WellPower values and is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to ending bias and discrimination in our community and ensuring equity within all aspects of our organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

The Nurse Practitioner will provide basic psychiatric clinical services to consumers across the lifespan at the assigned team(s) in accordance with state mandate for advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority.

SALARY RANGE: $71.93 - $72.93/hour

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for WellPower's benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide direct psychiatric services through comprehensive evaluation, diagnoses, and treatment of consumers from across the lifespan using a person-centered and trauma informed approach in support of optimal clinical outcomes and quality care
• Prescribe and administer medications, and assist consumers in their medication management with the goal of stabilizing severe and persistent mental health illnesses and/or acute self-limiting conditions (condition with a defined diagnosis, predictable outcome, and is not threatening to life or limb) while addressing social determinants of health
• Collaborate with team members from across mental health disciplines to maximize efficiency of psychiatric services
• Provide consultative support to staff, participate in staff meetings and conferences, and serve on committees.
• Provide coverage for psychiatric emergencies for consumers assigned to other providers, including mental health hold evaluations.
• Complete medical records and reports, provide needed letters in support of consumer's needs, and provide needed referrals to medical and substance use disorder services for psychiatric consumers
• Coordinate consumer care to support access to services, lab tests, case management, primary clinician, outreach services, inpatient services and other agencies related to consumer care.
• Maintain a trauma informed environment
• Other related duties as assigned by Chief Medical Officer, the direct supervisor and/or Program Manager.

EDUCATION: Master of Science Psychiatric Nursing. Valid Prescriptive Authority in the State of Colorado in good standing.

EXPERIENCE: 4 years of experience in relevant clinical setting with understanding of psychiatric services in the area of health and psychological assessment, clinical diagnosis, pharmacology, and direct consumer services.

Why else might you want to consider working at WellPower?

• Named Top Workplace - we have been named a Top Workplace by the Denver Post for 11 consecutive years
• Champion Social Justice Causes - we are committed to ending anti-Black racism in our community
• 9 Paid Holidays - including Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and more
• Robust Benefits Package - our benefits start at 30 hours per week and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a retirement match
• Employee Resource Groups - our ERG's offer a chance to connect, address workplace challenges and get support from individuals who share similar characteristics or life experiences
• Gainsharing - we offer a bonus to employees if the organization meets certain requirements for the year
• $53,354.00/year minimum wage for all employees - we believe that our employees should earn a livable wage conducive to the cost of living in Denver, Colorado
• Free Licensure Supervision - for LCSWs/LPCs/LMFTs
• Sports Leagues - we offer a variety of activities for our employees, including bowling, dragon boat racing, volleyball leagues, and more

Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing, is required and must be completed prior to hire ( i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment

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