Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Children Square Campus - Council Bluffs, IA 51503About CSI
Our story begins in Omaha in 1892, when, due to epidemics, poverty and the difficulties of pioneer life, many children were left in need of parental care. CSI met the need in a revolutionary way – putting the well-being of children first and working to be a voice for the voiceless. We seek to champion children and families by providing the mental, emotional and physical spaces they need to feel empowered and to thrive.
Child Saving Institute (CSI) is looking for someone who has a mind full of wonder and a heart-filled desire to make a difference! We’re on a mission to champion what’s best for each child and family.
Position Details:
Reports Directly To: Vice President of Behavioral Health
Location: Children’s Square Campus and Mary Holland Campus (10 Minutes Apart)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Active License(s): Nebraska and Iowa (Licensing Assistance Available for Additional State Licensing)
Salary: $120,000 +
Hiring Incentive (APRN): $3,000
Job Purpose:
The APRN (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Preferred) is responsible for providing psychotherapy, medication evaluations, and medication management to clients presenting with mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders.
Essential Job Duties:
•    Provide medication assessments, therapeutic services, and/or crisis response to clients, primarily children and adolescents.
•    Develop individual service plans based upon assessment data, and provide therapeutic interventions as needed, including ongoing medication management services.
•    Ensure paperwork for all prior authorizations of medication and/or testing is completed as required.
•    Provide consultation and health education to clients and caregivers and to agency staff.
•    Participate in discharge planning with therapist and other agency staff.
•    Maintain documentation of services including service plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other required information in compliance with agency and third-party compliance standards.
•    Receive medical supervision from psychiatric consultants as required.
•    Complete other duties as assigned.
Other Duties:
•    Drive to and from home and community-based appointments.
•    Complete all continuing medical education requirements in accordance with licensing regulations.
•    Complete training related to psychopharmacology to appropriately treat patients with mental health disorders and demonstrate competence in this arena.
•    Complete all documentation within 24 hours of client encounters.
•    Facilitate a team atmosphere by working in partnership with other agency staff and by promoting a positive working environment.
•    Represent the agency and programs in a positive manner to clients, community organizations and the public, in general.
•    Show flexibility with regard to work schedule; evening and weekend work is required.
•    Complete other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
QualificationsJob Requirements:
•    APRN Certification with experience in Mental Health (PMHNP Preferred)
•   Master’s degree with 30 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutic coursework and 500 hours of clinical practice.
•    Nebraska AND Iowa licensure as a Registered Nurse.
•    DEA certification that allows the prescription of controlled substances as needed.
•    Certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, or the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.
•    At least two years Human Services experience with children and families preferred.
•    Must be eligible for and maintain credentials to participate in Nebraska Medicaid and private insurance provider panels.
•    Strong direct service professional skills, including:
•    Understanding and maintenance of clear professional boundaries, with sensitivity to the vulnerabilities of those served,
•   Ability to collaborate with coworkers and other service providers,
•   Ability to provide excellent customer service to clients, families, co-workers, colleagues, and community stakeholders and,
•   Commitment to follow the ethics of the profession and comply with all laws, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures that govern therapeutic practice.
•    Understanding of and sensitivity to the varying backgrounds and personal perspectives of others.
•    Ability to speak effectively before groups.
•    Ability to analyze and make recommendations regarding individual cases and to apply larger, systemic issues.
•    Ability to make independent decisions and act accordingly, and, when appropriate, to seek the counsel of a supervisor or consultant.
•    Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
•    Ability to read, analyze and interpret forms, documents, evaluations, and procedure manuals.
•    Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
•    Ability to respond to inquiries and possible complaints from clients and other providers.
•    General mathematical skills:  addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, computation of ratios, etc.
Vehicle Requirements:
•    Own transportation that meets agency vehicle inspection requirements.
•    Valid driver’s license with no more than 6 points.
•    Proof of insurance that meets agency requirements.
Environment:
•    Majority of work is in combination of office and community-based environments. Additional work may be performed in a variety of settings to meet client needs.
•    Hours/schedule will vary and include some evening and weekend hours.
Physical Requirements:
•    Ability to sit for extended period.
•    Ability to collaborate extensively with clients, including children and families.
•    Ability to type and perform other office skills.
•    Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
•    Ability to collaborate extensively with clients.
•    Corrected hearing and vision within normal limits.
•    Ability to safely operate a vehicle.
•    Ability to respond to on-call needs.
•    Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed. Work may exceed 40 hours per week.
Child Saving Institute (CSI) is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals and takes steps to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.