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<p> </p> <p>WellPower provides you with the support you need to help you develop a career in helping others succeed. We innovate, adapt, and leverage the diverse perspectives of the people on our team and the people we serve in everything we do.</p> <p>WellPower values and is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to ending bias and discrimination in our community and ensuring equity within all aspects of our organization. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. </p> <p><strong> </strong>As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner / Physician's Assistant, you will be responsible for providing specialty health care and direct psychiatric services through comprehensive evaluation, diagnoses, and treatment of consumers. You will also ensure the correct administration of medications, monitoring the results of medicated treatments, preparing care plans, collaborating with attending psychiatrist to maximize efficiency of psychiatric services, including partial coverage in psychiatrist.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Learn More About Wellpower:</strong></p> <p><strong> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yno5dNktzAs?t=1s" width="560" height="314"></iframe></strong></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>SALARY RANGE: </strong>$74.81/hr - $75.31/hr</p> <p>Schedule: Wednesday 6:30am - 7:30pm</p> <p>Location 2929 W 10th Ave, Denver, CO 80204</p> <p> </p> <p>WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.</p> <p> </p> <p>All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for WellPower's benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit: <a href="https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/">https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong> EDUCATION: Master of Science Psychiatric Nursing or Physician Assistant Studies. Valid License and Prescriptive Authority in the State of Colorado in good standing.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Responsibilities Include</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Prescribing and administering medications, and assisting consumer s in medication management in collaboration with the attending psychiatrist under state guidelines: <ul> <li>A stabilized severe and persistently illness</li> <li>An acute self-limiting condition (condition with a defined diagnosis, predictable outcome, and is not threatening to life or limb)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Providing consultation to staff, participating in staff conferences and serving on committees</li> <li>Providing coverage for psychiatric emergencies, including mental health hold evaluations</li> <li>Completing medical records and reports, and providing needed referrals to medical services for psychiatric consumers</li> <li>Coordinating consumer care with respect to access to services, lab tests, case management, primary clinician, outreach services, other agencies related to the consumer's care</li> <li>Contacting pharmaceutical companies in regard to educational materials, samples, and other information</li> <li>Performing other related duties as assigned by Program Manager</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Functions independently to perform appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients.</li> <li>Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests Collaborate with attending clinicians to maximize efficiency of psychiatric services.</li> <li>Provide consultation to staff, participate in staff conferences and serve on committees.</li> <li>Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities</li> <li>Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability</li> <li>Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.</li> <li>Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings.</li> <li>Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.</li> <li>Complete medical records and reports, and provide needed referrals to medical services.</li> <li>Coordinate care with respect to access to services, lab tests, case management, primary clinician, outreach services, other agencies related to the people we serve.</li> <li>Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.</li> <li>Other related duties as assigned by Program Manager.</li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Knowledge or ability to learn and practice trauma informed principles and practices.</li> <li>Medical expertise consistent with advanced practice nursing.</li> <li>Knowledge of the use of psychotropic and similar drugs.</li> <li>Competency in mental health treatment</li> <li>Ability to work with interdisciplinary team.</li> <li>Communicate effectively with staff and other agencies.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Why Work at WellPower?</strong><br>Join a workplace where purpose meets passion!</p> <ul> <li><strong>Mission-Driven Impact</strong>: Be part of meaningful work that transforms lives and strengthens the Denver community.</li> <li><strong>Wellness-Focused Culture</strong>: Thrive in an organization that prioritizes your self-care and well-being.</li> <li><strong>Award-Winning Workplace</strong>: Proudly named a <em>Top Workplace</em> by <em>The Denver Post</em> for 11 consecutive years.</li> <li><strong>Comprehensive Benefits</strong>: Access medical, dental, vision insurance, PTO, and retirement matching—available at just 30 hours per week.</li> <li><strong>Competitive Pay</strong>: Our $26.72/hour minimum wage ensures fair compensation for all employees.</li> <li><strong>Licensure Support</strong>: Free supervision for LCSWs, LPCs, and LMFTs.</li> <li><strong>Team Activities</strong>: Connect with colleagues through fun leagues like bowling, volleyball, dragon boat racing, and more!</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Tuberculosis (TB) screening, testing - TB screening and testing, is required</strong> <strong>and must be completed prior to hire ( i.e., preplacement), and maintained during employment</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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