VNACJ CHC, a federally qualified health center in Monmouth County, is launching a new integrated behavioral health program at our Keyport Primary Care Center location to best serve the needs of the bayshore area. Integrated services, in addition to medication assisted treatment (MAT), will include mental health treatment, treatment for substance use disorder (SUD), peer support, navigation assistance, and care management, co-located in a community health center offering primary care, on-site lab, dental care, and other specialties.

We are searching for a Nurse Practitioner responsible for providing outpatient psychiatric evaluation and treatment, including medication management services as part of an integrated Behavioral Health program.  VNACJ CHC, a federally qualified health center in Monmouth County, is launching a new integrated behavioral health program at our Keyport Primary Care Center location to best serve the needs of the bayshore area. Integrated services, in addition to MAT, will include mental health treatment, treatment for substance use disorder (SUD), peer support, navigation assistance, and care management, co-located in a community health center offering primary care, on-site lab, dental care, and other specialties.

1. Supports organization’s mission by striving for excellence in all aspects of their job description with a focus on positive interpersonal relationship with co-workers up, down, and across the organization
2. Provides initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing support for individuals with mental illness, including complex addiction and substance related health conditions
3. Demonstrates competency in the use of psychotropic medications as part of a comprehensive treatment strategy.  Including the appropriate indications, contra-indications, side-effects and potential drug-drug interactions of medication treatment in and adults
4. Maintains complete patient records using the Electronic Health Record and complies with all reporting mechanisms and billing/coding guidelines
5. Ensures activities are in compliance with CHC policies and procedures, New Jersey Department of Health Ambulatory Care Regulations for Licensure as well as requirements of other licensing and accrediting bodies, health maintenance organizations, and insurance carriers
6. Collaborates in team-based care in the Patient Centered Medical Home model; ability to work cohesively with diverse care teams
7. Supports primary care services provided at facility by providing psychiatric care
8. Performs psychiatric evaluations under supervision of collaborative physician Participates in Peer Review and other Quality Improvement activities
9. Collaborates in the provision of in-service education for staff
10. Adheres to CHC infection control and safety policies, and guidelines of regulatory agencies
11. Omission of specific duties does not exclude them from this position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment for this position

Job Competencies & Minimum Qualifications:

1. Active and unrestricted licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse in the state of New Jersey
2. Master’s degree in Psychiatric Nursing from an NLN accredited program
3. Certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority; maintain CDS and DEA
4. 2+ years of psychiatric advanced practice nursing experience preferred
5. Must be eligible to participate with all public and private insurance payers that the CHC participates with

Working Conditions/Physical Demand: Working indoors.  Exposure to blood, body fluids and communicable diseases. Sitting, fine motor hand movement, standing and walking. Client/customer contact.