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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time)
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Position Number: 5574199
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Health - Health Education & Promotion

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time)

Salt Lake Community College

Position Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time)

Open Internally or Externally: External

If faculty, tenure track status:

Reports to (title): Clinic Manager

Department: Center for Health and Counseling-4D9

Requisition Number: P25008

Position Type: Replacement

Job Category: Part-Time Staff - Variable

FT/PT: Part-time

Initial Work Location: Taylorsville Redwood Campus

Starting Salary: Based on experience

Job Open Date: 07/09/2024

Job Close Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Priority Review Date:

Job Summary: The Center for Health and Counseling (CHC) at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is welcoming applications for a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (APRN) to join our integrated student health center team. Ideal applicants will provide Primary Mental Health Care to students, faculty, and staff in an integrative college healthcare setting. Responsibilities include performing psychiatric evaluations, managing psychiatric medications, assisting staff in crisis intervention, treating students, faculty and staff with full scope of therapeutic skills.This is a flexible part-time position. Ideally the applicant will work at least 2 shifts/week with the ability to work up to 30 hours/week if desired.The CHC provides primary health, mental health, and health promotion services for SLCCs diverse adult student population in an medical/mental health integrated model. Our purpose is to promote healthy bodies, minds, and lives for both personal and academic achievement. Fulfilling this purpose requires a collaborative culture of excellence, leadership, and respect.Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

Assess, diagnose and treat students with a focus on mental health promotion, wellness and disease prevention.
Assist patients to address underlying issues, encouraging participation in their treatment plan and emphasize patient education while respecting individual and cultural diversity.
Develop and implement psychopharmacologic treatment plans according to patient needs.
Provide ongoing medication management, monitoring, and appropriate follow up for patients.
Provide skilled crisis intervention and outreach.
Provide clinical consultation to CHC colleagues.
Document all scheduled visits and interactions with patients in clinical notes in a professional and timely manner.
Participate and coordinate duties and tasks with other CHC staff to ensure low-cost, accessible, and holistic healthcare.
Advocate and maintain quality health care by individually meeting or exceeding OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, GRAMA, FERPA and occupational health standards as well as participate in other quality improvement programs.
Other duties as assigned.
The job description is not intended as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications; it indicates the general nature and level of work required.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued:

Minimum Qualifications:

Current licensure to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in the State of Utah.
Board-certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Prescriptive privileges in the State of Utah
Masters degree or higher in nursing from an accredited college of nursing.
Employee hired into this position is required to be physically located on campus in a health clinic setting.

Preferred Qualifications: College student and young adult mental health related work experience. Experience with a second language is an asset. Certification in BLS or ACLS or ability to be certified within 30 days of offer.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Ability to assess, diagnose and treat students, with a focus on mental health promotion, wellness and disease prevention. Assist patients to address underlying issues, encouraging participation in their treatment plan and emphasize patient education while respecting individual and cultural diversity. Provide skilled crisis intervention and outreach. Mindful participation and coordination of duties and tasks with other Center for Health and Counseling staff including other nurse practitioners, medical assistants, mental health counselors, health educators, massage therapists and clerical staff to ensure low-cost, accessible, holistic health/wellness care. Advocate and maintain quality health care by individually meeting or exceeding OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, GRAMA, FERPA and occupational health standards as well as participate in other quality improvement programs. Knowledge of electronic medical charting and electronic media literacy. Extraordinary problem solving and analysis, excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Competency working with a diverse population in independent settings. Commitment to patient-centered health and wellness services. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, and ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College. Employee hired into this position is required to be physically located on campus in a health clinic setting.

Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

Special Instructions: More information about Salt Lake Community College benefits: https://i.slcc.edu/culture/benefits/index.aspx

SLCC Highlights: Salt Lake Community College is Utahs largest open-access college with the most diverse student body in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utahs fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 11 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when all voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving our students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

FLSA: Non-Exempt

SLCC Information: Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS").This position requires the successful completion of a criminal background check.

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.slcc.edu/postings/59121