Psychiatric Program Nurse

Company: Pathways to Wellness
Location: Oakland
Posted on: February 21, 2021

Job Description:

Psychiatric Program Nurse will work in an outpatient medication clinic setting as a member of an interdisciplinary team, in a community-based system of care for patients with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders. The program nurse will provide psychiatric assessment, completion of treatment plans, administration and dispensation of medications, injections, clinical case management services, medication therapy and individual, lab coordination, and daily coordination with Primary Care Physicians. Nurse will work with acute hospitals and community resources to coordinate patients' clinical care and recovery services. Must be able to work in a very fast pace work environment. Psychiatric Program Nurse assesses and proactively determines the psychiatric, primary care, and social rehabilitation needs of the client to facilitate the best combination of interventions that foster recovery. This position also acts as a primary conduit of information for transmission of all relevant clinical information to all providers of services and ensure a comprehensive treatment and wellness plan. QUALIFICATIONS Licensure/Certification: California license as a Registered Nurse. Master's degree in Psychiatric Nursing is preferred but not required. BRN Certification as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse is preferred but not required.

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