The Butte Native Wellness Center (BNWC) is an Urban Indian Clinic serving Butte, MT, and the surrounding communities. Our mission is to empower our community by providing high-quality healthcare that honors ancestral wisdom, culture, and tradition.

BNWC offers a generous benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, and life insurance with options to add spouse/partner and dependents, a simple IRA with employer matching, and PTO plus ten paid holidays. The schedule is 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday. Loan repayment options are available through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and/or Indian Health Services (IHS).

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is part of the clinic team to provide culturally sensitive outpatient psychiatric evaluation and medication management services.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Provides psychiatric services to adult and youth patients with behavioral health needs;

· Assesses the mental health status of patients through medical history examination, comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and risk factor identification to determine diagnosis and formulate an effective plan of care;

· Utilizes psychotherapy modalities and psychopharmacology to establish a regimen of therapy and prescription medication to improve mental health;

· Prescribes, recommends, or discontinues drugs and treatments;

· Evaluates patient progress, provides support and education to families and communities;

· Orders and interprets laboratory tests and explains the test results to the patient;

· Initiates consultation, collaboration, and referral requests to specialists and other health professionals;

· Practices as part of a care team;

· Counsels patients during appointments, as necessary;

· Provides culturally competent care with respect to culture, tribal, and spiritual beliefs;

· Provides oversight of LCPC/LCSW, LAC, and Care Manager;

· Prepares and submits reports and data for grant funders as required;

· Participates on health-related committees and serves as a resource for program planning and policies;

· Incorporates new procedures and treatment protocols into practice after appropriate training, evaluation of competence, identification and referral system related to the new procedure, and periodic outcome and competency review; and

· Practices in accordance with the standards of practice as defined by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and/or as outlined by an American professional organization for the specialty.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:

· Experience in delivering high-quality, client-centered care;

· Strong communication, analytical, and leadership skills;

· Ability to assess and diagnose, formulate treatment plans, and provide patient education;

· Ability to interpret and translate research into practice;

· Ability to document and navigate EHR independently;

· Ability to work effectively on multidisciplinary team;

· Ability to develop health policy and identify policy improvement opportunities;

· Ability to foster teamwork, train and direct the work of team members and colleagues,

· Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work productively and make independent decisions; and

· Knowledge of Indian Health Services (IHS) and the IHS Health Manual.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) required;

· Currently licensed to practice in the state of Montana, or the ability to become licensed;

· Experience working as PMHNP with adult and youth/children preferred;

· Experience working with underserved populations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Essential job duties may require occasional lifting, pushing and pulling medical or educational supplies and equipment. The ability to occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch and utilize reaching, handling, fingering and feeling movements is required. The ability to hear normal conversational discussion and near and far visual clarity, or equivalent adaptation, is required. The employee may risk exposure to potentially dangerous situations, including exposure to communicable diseases.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of people in this job.

Employees may be asked to stay or report to work when needed to complete tasks to the benefit of the community. This may require working a nontraditional work schedule or working outside normally assigned duties to complete mandatory tasks or community activities.

The Butte Native Wellness Center is committed to equal employment opportunities and we encourage any qualified individual to apply. Under Title 42CFR36.221 preference in employment is given to qualified Native American candidates.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $53.00 - $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work setting:

• Clinic
• In-person
• Outpatient

Ability to Relocate:

• Butte, MT 59701: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person