Clinical Lead Psychiatric Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner CRNP

THE MISSION OF PROJECT HOME:

The mission of the Project HOME community is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society. We strive to create a safe and respectful environment where we support each other in our struggles for self-esteem, recovery, and the confidence to move toward self-actualization. Project HOME achieves its mission through a continuum of services comprised of street outreach, a range of supportive housing, and comprehensive services. We address the root causes of homelessness through neighborhood-based affordable housing, economic development, and environmental enhancement programs, as well
as through providing access to employment opportunities; adult and youth education; and health care. Project HOME is committed to social and political advocacy. An integral part of our work is education about the realities of homelessness and poverty and vigorous advocacy on behalf of and with homeless and low-income persons for more just and humane public policies. Project HOME is committed to nurturing a spirit of community among persons from all walks of life, all of whom have a role to play in making this a more just and compassionate society.

Job Summary The Clinical Lead, Psychiatric Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) will be responsible for leading and managing the strategy, clinical care, quality improvement, and systems change and integration of outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapy services for Project Home Healthcare Services (PHHS). Additionally, this provider will provide clinical supervision for PHHS’s Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Program (MOUD). Duties will be performed in support of the Project HOME mission to ensure that high quality integrated psychiatric care and MOUD treatment are accessible to our patients and residents resulting in better quality of life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Psychiatric CRNP

Patient Care Management

• Work collaboratively with a physician and/or mental health provider of record, (if one exists), to provide comprehensive mental health services to adults, youth, and families.
• Initial appointment is typically 60 min.  Follow up appointments are typically 20 min. Provider 7 half day sessions of patient care per week.
• Document care provided in the electronic health record, meeting standards for quarterly chart reviews.
• Work at main location at 2144 Cecil B. Moore Avenue for majority of time, as well as the Hub in Suburban Station, providing psychiatric evaluations and medication management, as needed

Consultation and Referral

• Seek consultations as appropriate, act as a consultant as requested.
• Perform comprehensive assessments and refer patients for further care and services within the Wellness Center,  Project HOME,  and/or the larger community.
• Collaboration/Process Improvement
• Clinical supervision with onsite physicians and off-site psychiatrist will be provided
• Identify system specific problems, which require evaluation and/or change; work with appropriate staff to resolve these issues by participating in performance improvement processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Clinical Lead

Clinical, Strategic, and Administrative Leadership/Management 

• Serve as a member of the PHHS Leadership Team
• Define and ensure adherence to clinical standards and provider productivity targets of care for psychiatric services
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision psychiatric nurse, psychiatric nurse practitioner and psychiatric nurse practitioner student
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision for the Program Manager for the MOUD program
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Education

• Provide a site for student education as requested.
• Provide on-going training to Wellness Center staff.

Required Qualifications

• Masters level Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, national board and state certification required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience providing clinical, systems, and administrative supervision to clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Experience and comfort treating a wide range of mental health issues, including severe mental disorders and substance abuse.
• Experience with treating mental health needs of marginalized and vulnerable racial, ethnic, religious, LGBTQIA community required.
• Experience working to integrate mental and behavioral health into primary care for marginalized/vulnerable/minority/homeless communities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience defining, creating, managing, and implementing strategy for mental health in large nonprofit organizations with senior leadership.
• Experience in budgeting.
• Specialized training and clinical experience in psychotherapy.
• Experience with children and families seen as an asset.