Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Get to know Thompson!

Thompson was founded in 1886 as an orphanage and has grown into an organization operating across the Carolinas, Florida Tennessee and Kentucky. Thompson’s continuum of care encompasses three domains: prevention, mental health services and foster care. All Thompson programs are trauma-informed and evidence-based/evidence-informed with the intention of building resilience in our clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. Our values are Excellence, Innovation, Commitment, Caring and Integrity.

What will you do as a Nurse Practitioner?

The Nurse Practitioner provides client medical and/or psychiatric treatment services in consultation with and supervision from the supervising Medical Director/Psychiatrist, and/or other care providers to ensure client medical and/or psychiatric needs are met in accordance with the treatment plan and agency policies and procedures.

As Nurse Practitioner you will have the following responsibilities:

• Learn and utilize the organization’s systems, processes and procedures as instructed.
• Display a high degree of being open to coaching/feedback regarding performance and areas of improvement.
• Contribute to a positive team culture through your actions, attitude, and communication.
• Consistently deliver excellent customer service to your clients/customers.
• Conduct yourself in the highest standards of ethics and integrity while displaying emotional intelligence in your day-to-day work with customers, peers, and leadership.
• Represent the organization internally and externally through your communication and conduct.
• Display trauma informed practices and principles in your interactions with customers, with peers and with leadership.
• Residential Client Admissions - The Family or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will assist in the diagnostic process by evaluating clients with a concentration on past medical and psychiatric history, current physical and psychiatric status, and the agency’s ability to provide medical and psychiatric needs while in placement.
• Providing and documenting appropriate residential medical care, including but not limited to: Compile medical history.
• Admission/annual physical examinations, Management of acute and chronic illnesses, Orders for speech or occupational therapy.
• Ensuring immunizations are up to date, providing orders for vaccines when lapsed.
• Order and oversee processing of laboratory studies as medically indicated.
• Referrals for off-campus healthcare as needed.
• Provide orders for restrictive interventions and assess consumers following restrictive interventions as per TCFF policy and procedures.
• Provide orders for self-harm watches as per TCFF policy and procedure.
• Collaborate with the Medical Director in the coordination between MH/SA services being delivered with primary physical or psychiatric healthcare providers

What does this position offer?

• Starting Pay Range: $55.00-$70.00 hourly (negotiable)
• Fantastic Full-time benefits…
• 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid holidays!
• Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Life insurance options
• 401K Match
• Education Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus
• Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through FAFSA after 10 years of service
• Eligibility to apply for the state loan repayment program that repays up to $50,000 of student loans
• Paid time off for volunteering in the community
• Free EAP services
• Mileage Reimbursement
• iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
• Multiple opportunities for growth

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must have valid Driver’s License.
• Meet any credentialing, licensing and privileging standards as it pertains to the program(s) they lead.
• Must be eligible for licensure by and in good standing with North Carolina Boards of Nursing and Medicine.
• Must maintain training and standards required to retain NC Family Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner License.
• Must maintain documentation of supervision as required by the NC Boards of Nursing and Medicine.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience.
• Pediatric experience in a hospital or clinic setting is preferred working with children and adolescents.

You’re the right fit for the Nurse Practitioner role if…

· You have a passion for working with youth & adolescents

· You enjoy knowing you’re making an IMPACT on the lives of others

· EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, COMMITMENT, CARING, AND INTEGRITY are important to you.

If your qualifications meet the requirements of the job and you want to be part of a winning culture, don’t delay! Apply at thompsoncff.org where we are strengthening Children, Families, and Communities!

Thompson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thompson participates in E-Verify

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