2328 Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric Nursing

Under general nursing and medical direction, utilizing standardized procedures, the 2328 Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric Nursing) functions within an organized system for the delivery of health care in association with other members of the multidisciplinary health care team and performs specialized nurse practitioner duties in clinical settings. The patient population is racially and culturally diverse adults who may have an array of psychiatric, medical, and psychosocial issues, including comorbid substance use, homelessness and little or no income.

The 2328 Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric Nursing) performs the following essential functions:

• Provides a range of mental health services including psychiatric evaluations with medical histories, differential diagnosis, individual and group. psychotherapy, clinical case management, urgent care, crisis intervention and psychiatric medication evaluation, management, and monitoring.
• Works collaboratively with psychiatry, nursing, primary care, and psychosocial staff to coordinate and integrate multidisciplinary services for clients with complex psychiatric problems.
• Provides holistic care for clients with psychiatric illnesses by obtaining health histories that include psychosocial, functional, and developmental data, order and interpret lab tests and other diagnostic studies when needed.
• Promotes wellness-oriented self-care, and coordinates with primary and specialized medical care as needed.
• Organizes and facilitates Medication Groups and Wellness Activities as assigned.
• Functions in a team approach, which requires skill and ability to provide cooperative and effective interactions with other staff.
• Provides psychiatric consultation and develops working relationships with other community agencies, collateral persons and others involved with clients served.
• Maintains and compiles electronic clinical records, billing, and other necessary paperwork in a timely manner to keep cases in compliance with all administrative regulations.
• Provides direct supervision to nursing students or other staff as assigned;
• Adheres to standards of practice in accordance with Site-Specific Protocols and Procedures.
• Participates in and/or facilitates supervision, attend staff meetings, clinical conferences, assigned committees and other required meetings.

The 2328 Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric Nursing) performs other related duties as assigned/required.

SHIFTS: Varied. Days, evening, nights, weekends and/or holiday shifts may be required, depending on position.

Location: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center - 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, Ca, 94116

As of June 12, 2023, in order to place you at the appropriate salary step, please include your complete and verifiable registered nursing employment history (up to 21 years) on our application. The information that you provide on the application will be used to determine your salary step. For additional information please see paragraph 414 of the collective bargaining agreement. To see a copy of the 1021 MOU click here.