Position: Looking for a Mid-Level provider (PMHNP, PA-C) for our eating disorder program in Irvine, CA.

Position Summary

Provide acute and chronic general medical care in a PHP setting, treatment and history/physicals on patients admitted for behavioral health services. The usual workday is from 8 AM until 5 PM Monday through Friday. The APP works in collaboration with and under the primary supervision of an Eating Recovery Center physician. The APP will have a program with Child and Adolescent patients. Care is provided in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

Location

Irvine, CA

Duties and Responsibilities

• Obtain patient history and perform assessment via observation, interview, and examination.
• Orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic studies.
• Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health and wellness, treatment options, and community resources.
• Provides care in the context of promoting age and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making, and the right to self-determination.

Skills and Abilities

• Broad based general medical knowledge.
• Psych background is required, must have 1-2 years of psychiatry experience after school or NPs who have worked as floor nurses for >1 year.
• Eating disorders experience or working in eating disorder programs preferred but not required.
• This position is not for a new graduate, must have experience with certification intact.
• Must be able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with supervision.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, seek consultation when needed and take appropriate action.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior nursing experience in the identified area. Certification in specialty area preferred.

Minimum Required Education:

Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant master’s Program and/or master's degree in nursing and graduate of an accredited Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner program with specialization in area of practice.

Required Experience

Preferred: 5 years of experience in the identified area of expertise.

Licenses and Certifications

• Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license by the State Board of Nursing in the state of practice or compact privileges under the multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement.
• Allied Health credentialing through Medical Staff Services office required.
• Prescriptive authority as appropriate, per medical staff service privileging process. Certification by the ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center), licensing verification by the State Board of Nursing, search of the HSS, EPLS, and DEA systems.
• Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a Physician Assistant (PA-C) in the state of California