• Provide direct psychiatric services through comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of consumers.
• Prescribe and administer medications, assist in consumer medication management in collaboration with the supervising Psychiatrist under State of Colorado guidelines.
• Stabilize chronic psychiatric illness and treat acute, self-limiting conditions
• Provide consultations to staff and participate in staff conferences and serve on committees.
• Provide coverage for mental health emergencies, including mental health holds.
• Complete medical records, reports, and provide need referrals to medical services and primary care providers.
• Coordinate consumer care regarding access to services, lab tests, case management, primary clinician, outreach services and other agencies.
• Medical expertise consistent with advanced practice nursing knowledge of the psychotropic and similar drugs, competency in mental health treatment.
• Provides care to consumers in a manner that recognizes the human potential, is empathic and demonstrates unconditional positive regard while promoting safety, comfort, and the therapeutic environment.

• Meets Colorado Medical Board rules and regulations for licensure of and practice by Nurse Practitioner
• Master’s Physician studies or Nurse Practitioner studies
• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner License in Colorado
• Valid DEA license and BLS Certificate every 2 years
• Bilingual Spanish preferred

• Regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required,
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.

All persons offered a position will be required to provide valid proof of vaccination prior to starting employment.

Community Reach Center is an EEO/AAP Employer-Minorities/Women/Disabled/Protected Veterans. Apply at www.communityreachcenter.org

CRC benefits package: medical insurance, health savings accounts, dental, vision, mail-order prescriptions, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, employer paid short and long-term disability insurance, employer matching 401(k), generous PTO plan, EAP, and flex spending accounts.