About the Department

This position will provide culturally competent mental health care to patients in our FQHC sites in the
Quincy area who are experiencing varying levels of difficulties due to life situations or mental health
concerns and in need of medication evaluation and/or medication management services.

Position Duties

I. TEACHING (5%)
A. Teach and evaluate medical students, residents, physician assistants, and advanced
Practice Nursing students as they rotate through the educational program.
B. Role model provision of care by an advanced practice nurse focusing on mental health
education and trauma.

II. SERVICE (95%)
A. Perform services within the scope of the Advance Practice Nurse/Physician Assistant
education and experience including, but not limited to:
• Diagnosis
• Treatment and management of acute and chronic illness / mental illness
• Ordering and interpreting laboratory and radiology tests
• Prescribing/dispensing controlled substances categorized as Schedule III,
IV, and V, as defined in Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substance Act.
B. Development of a collaborative clinical practice model with primary care physician and
psychiatrist and community medical specialists focusing on division of responsibilities
and appropriate referrals.
C. Participate as a member of the Center to provide medication management, psychiatric
services, primary care services, care coordination, case management and other
enabling services as appropriate.
D. Work collaboratively with staff at the Center to cover needed orders and services for
patients.
E. Assist in the development, implementation and review of individual treatment plans.
F. Provider consultation and medication management on a priority basis to clients for
whom intensive community series were put in place in lieu of hospitalization.
G. Complete all mandatory and continuing education requirements by specified deadlines.
H. Provide necessary client information to other agencies or care providers to coordinate
services to identified clients.
I. Work cooperatively with staff and providers to create an environment of mutual
respect.
J. Provide emergency services to patients as needed including those who are identified
as having no primary care physician and/or in psychiatric distress.
K. Attend School and Center-wide committees
O. Take part in Center Peer Review and Quality Improvement activities.
III. ADMINISTRATION (0%)
IV. RESEARCH (0%)

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with specialization in psychiatric
healthcare or a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program; AND
2. Received passing score on national certifying exam; AND
3. Licensed or ability to be licensed in the State of IL as an Advanced Practice Nurse or
Physician Assistant; AND
4. Controlled Substance License through Federal Drug Enforcement Administration; AND
5. IF an Advanced Practice Nurse, must be Board eligible or board certified as a
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) by the ANCC; or IF a Physician
Assistant, must have three years of experience working with psychiatric / mental health
patients; AND
6. Authority/Licensing to write prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by
licensing board; AND
7. Sensitive to the needs of underrepresented minority populations.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Experience in a behavioral health setting
2. Experience providing services to multicultural populations
3. Skill in applying varied interventions for patients with acute and chronic illness and mental
health disorders.

Other Qualifications