Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Family Medicine)

Department Overview:

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) position is a psychiatric clinician who operates as a core member of the integrated care team within the Family Medicine at Richmond clinic. This position involves a high degree of clinical complexity and requires advanced-level psychiatric skill in delivering evidence-based care across the lifespan. The PMHNP position serves as an advocate for integrated behavioral health within the primary care setting.

 

OHSU Family Medicine at Richmond is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in SE Portland where 16,000 community members receive integrated, holistic healthcare. As a safety net clinic, some applicants may qualify for student loan repayment through the National Health Services Corp. As the state's only health and research university, OHSU brings together education, research, patient care and community service. While each component has its own individual goals and mission, all of them are bound together by a common vision - to improve the well-being of Oregonians. OHSU Family Medicine is part of OHSU School of Medicine. OHSU Family Medicine is focused on family health. Our patient care is among the nation's best, ranked #1 among the nation's medical school family medicine departments by U.S. News and World Report. We provide preventive, primary and specialty care for you, your children, your spouse, your parents and your grandparents. We provide all that family medicine has to offer - from maternity care through geriatrics. Our clinics are home to more than 120,000 patients every year, but despite the large number, our physicians, nurses and other clinic staff know their patients - and their families - by name. Providers are drawn to OHSU Family Medicine mission and values-driven culture. Commitment to excellence in patient care is mirrored in the culture, compensation and benefits enjoyed by clinicians and employees.

 

We are committed to providing an open and equitable recruitment process with the goal of recognizing diverse lived experience that will contribute to the success of the organization and goals of this position. We are deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity and welcome applications from candidates who will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core values and accountability to these values helps us better serve our diverse community.

Function/Duties of Position:

• Provide integrated psychiatric care as part of a patient centered medical home team. This includes care team consultation, collaborative care planning, and psychiatric medication management.
• Provide lifespan psychiatric assessment and management to a population experiencing a wide variety of acuity, including SPMI, and complex social needs.
• Consistent use of evidence-based practice including screening and diagnostic tools, clinical interventions, laboratory tests, and monitoring for adverse effects of medications and interactions.
• Provide crisis assessment and intervention in collaboration with integrated care team.
• As an academic position, this person will be expected to teach within the scope of their discipline and to provide educational experiences to OHSU learners, including Family Medicine residents.
• Engage in program and professional development to address emerging clinical needs among patient population.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with patients, care team members, and both internal and community partners.
• The appointee will be expected to document using the electronic health record and maintain complete and timely patient care documentation consistent with OHSU and Family Medicine policies and procedures.
• The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship as directed by their department.
• All faculty members take an active role in the committee structure of the School of Medicine, attend faculty meetings, and participate in faculty and professional development programs.
• Academic and administrative time provided in accordance with department policy.

Required Qualifications:

• Active PMHNP licensure in the state of Oregon.
• Advanced degree in Nursing and completion of specialty of PMHNP.
• Active DEA certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• A demonstrated commitment to patient centered, team-based health care.
• A demonstrated commitment to trauma-informed practice.
• 2+ years of PMHNP experience in a safety net setting such as FQHC, Rural Health Center, or Community Mental Health.
• Experience in educational setting with supervision

All are welcome: Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.