Job Location: This position will be located in St. Louis, Missouri.
Why you’ll love this position:The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, under the supervision of the Chief Medical Director, will provide direct service to stabilize individuals at risk of losing their residential provider or who have already lost their residential provider due to unmet psychiatric service needs. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will also support the individual’s team in securing a community psychiatric provider, work with that provider to transition care, and then monitor that individual after transition. In this position, you will have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of these individuals by reducing their risk of hospitalization, incarceration, and/or homelessness.
Your Responsibilities: - Provide mobile psychiatric services to individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in a community residential setting under the supervision of the Chief Medical Director.
- Provide recommendations to residential staff and other team members providing support to individuals receiving care.
- Complete referrals to and coordinate transition of long-term psychiatric services to a local Certified Community Behavioral Health Organization or other community-based psychiatric provider.
- Monitor and track progress of individuals receiving care.
- Review and prescribe medications.
- Recommend alternative care, such as hospitalization.
- Interact and communicate effectively with individuals referred for care, provider and case management staff, and team members across the department.
- Travel within the assigned region to conduct home visits.
Preferred Qualifications: - Must possess an Advanced Practice Registered Nursing license in the State of Missouri.
- Must be either a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or possess a Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist board certification.
- Experience working with individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities preferred.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
