This position will provide primary and culturally competent mental health care to patients in our FQHC sites who are experiencing varying levels of difficulties due to life situations or mental health concerns and in need of medication evaluation or medication management services.
I. TEACHING (5%)
A. Teach and evaluate medical students, residents, physician assistants, and advanced
Practice Nursing students as they rotate through the educational program.
B. Role model provision of care by an advanced practice nurse focusing on health
education, health promotion, primary and secondary disease prevention.
II. SERVICE (95%)
A. Perform services within the scope of the Advance Practice Nurse's education and
experience including, but not limited to:
1. Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with specialization in psychiatric
healthcare; AND
2. Received passing score on national certifying exam; AND
3. Licensed or ability to be licensed in the State of IL as an Advanced Practice Nurse; AND
4. Controlled Substance License through Federal Drug Enforcement Administration; AND
5. Board eligible or board certified as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
(PMHNP-BC) by the ANCC; AND
6. Authority/Licensing to write prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by
licensing board; AND
7. Sensitive to the needs of underrepresented minority populations.
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