Welcome to Pathways of California’s career website! If you are passionate about helping others and enthusiastic about your future, we want you to join our team!Our company is known for an unwavering commitment to exceptional value and recovery-focused, quality care. We are experts in the field of behavioral health care, providing cutting-edge mental health and substance use community-based services and offer a dynamic employment experience! Pathways offers competitive salaries and benefits, comprehensive on-boarding and job training, a supportive learning environment, ongoing education in the use of evidence-based, promising practices and much more! We are well-known in the field and have been a preferred provider in the Southern California region for over 20 years partnering with local government agencies and managed care companies to offer personalized, integrated care to community members of all ages, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds. You will find that we have several openings ranging from administrative to clinical positions in a variety of service areas and settings in Southern California. Join one of our Pathways companies, Pathways Community Services (PCS) and/or College Community Services (CCS) and experience it for yourself! We have over 30 outpatient behavioral health locations nestled throughout our communities located in Kern County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County.
Pathways is looking for a Part-Time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our LA County Children Programs , under the direction of a medical doctor performs comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, assessments, diagnosis, medication management, evaluation and on-going treatment of clients with mental disorders. Part time 8 hours a week. Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Conducts initial client assessment to include obtaining psychiatric and medical history, performing psychiatric assessment and overall health assessment for any presenting problem
• Orders necessary laboratory studies, monitors and follows-up on abnormal results
• Provides prescriptions for psychiatric medications under the advice and direction of a medical doctor
• Assesses and evaluates responses to medications and monitors for potential side effects or adverse reactions
• Consults with other members of the treatment team on clients’ treatment plans
• Documents using AVATAR Electronic Health Record, a complete assessment and plan including all medication changes on each client and all other mandatory documents as designated by Program Director
• Obtains medication consents when appropriate
• Participates in staff in-service and case presentation meetings
• Consults with medical doctor regularly on treatment plans for clients
• Provide support and perform other duties as assigned or necessary
• Works under minimal supervision by Program Director and Staff Psychiatrist

Recovery Requirements

• Provide the best customer care possible, including reliability in working a flexible working schedule
• Identify and build upon the strengths of consumers, coworkers, and the communities we serve
• Support consumers’ steps towards Recovery and Wellness
• Create an organizational culture that respects and celebrates the diversity of our consumers
• Value learning as an ongoing process that enables us to better service our consumers and establishes our leadership in the industry
• Research and utilize our industry’s best practices and analyze our own services to ensure the best possible outcomes

Education/Licensing Requirements: •Graduate of an accredited college or university with a masters in Nursing

• Current Nurse Practitioner license from the Board of Registered Nursing in the practicing state

PERKS OF WORKING WITH PATHWAYS CALIFORNIA:

*NOW OFFERING DAILY PAY TO OUR EMPLOYEES*


PERKS OF WORKING WITH PATHWAYS CALIFORNIA:

• Competitive Salary
• 80 Hours of PTO Annually/10 Days
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, Vision including a Health Savings Account or FSA
• Health, Dependent, and Transportation Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic and Optional Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and/or Dependents
• 401K
• Perks @ Pathways (student loan refinancing, pet insurance, Verizon wireless discount, movie, hotel, concert and sporting event discounts)

Are you interested in working with a company that values people and has a passion for service? Do you want to become part of an organization that cares about your personal and professional growth? If you have answered YES to these questions, then you should consider working for Children's Behavioral Health!

Competitive salaries & benefits• Paid Vacation Days (1st year 12 days; increases with tenure)• Paid Sick Days (Accrual per pay period)• 10 Paid Holidays (including Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve)• Medical, Dental, Vision including a Health Savings Account or FSA• Health, Dependent and Transportation Flexible Spending Accounts• Basic and Optional Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse and/or Dependents• 401KPerks @ Pathways (student loan refinancing, pet insurance, Verizon wireless discount, movie, hotel, concert and sporting event discounts)

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Pathways is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.