Overview:
Lone Star Circle of Care is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to providing high-quality health care to patients in Central Texas. We provide a healthcare home for the underserved and proudly provide the opportunity for our team members to make a difference in our community every day. If you're interested in helping build a healthier community and improving the lives of others, we invite you to join our team and become part of our dynamic organization.
To become more acquainted with our mission and company, please visit our website in preparation for the phone interview: www.lonestarcares.org
Responsibilities:
Overview of Position: LSCC seeks to hire Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with PMHNP Board Certification who are experienced working with the underserved population, who may be experiencing significant barriers to care. We provide psychiatric services to patients of all ages. The PMHNP delivers excellent care to patients who are appropriate for an out-patient, primary care, community health center. APRNs provide care both in-person and virtually, as a part of a behavioral health clinic working alongside therapists and other psychiatric practitioners, or practice in a primary care setting alongside other providers, including primary care and therapy.
Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Provides psychiatric evaluations, reevaluations, diagnoses, and treatment to patients of various age ranges, commensurate with their experience, education, licensure, and credentialing, including for those patients who have recently been discharged from inpatient hospitalization.
- Collaborates with patients and effectively communicates clinical impressions while assessing strengths, barriers, and psychosocial needs.
- Ability to interact and collaborate with community partners and emergency medical/psychiatric service providers to ensure patient safety, inlcuding if a patient needs a higher level of care.
- Participate in after hours on call rotation 1-2 times a year.
- Possess computer/technology skills to efficiently document within an electronic health record and conduct tele-medicine visits, as well as communicating/meeting with colleagues virtually.
Ideal Candidate:
- Mission focused and passionate about improving access to quality mental healthcare.
- Proactive and thrives in a fast-paced clinical setting.
- Trauma informed and competent in the provision of integrated behavioral healthcare.
- Possess cultural humility and values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Comfortable working independently in a group practice setting while also seeking support and consultation from colleagues.
- Bilingual/Medical Spanish Is Preferred but Not Required
Required
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Texas and able to maintain licensure.
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas and able to maintain licensure.
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certification (PMHNP.)
- Current DEA certificate.
- Current American Heart Association BLS - Health Care Provider course
Benefits:
- We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes competitive salaries and a generous benefits package. Your benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 403 (b), and paid time off.
- Annual stipend and for continuing education.
- Reimbursement of provider's professional licensing fee and annual membership dues to their professional organization, once established with LSCC.
- Eligible for loan repayment through various external programs.