Local Health Guide (Part Time)
The Local Health Guide is a licensed Nurse Practitioner who provides primary and urgent care in-person care (home, street, office setting) for individuals with serious mental illness that firsthand serves. This is a part-time role, estimated at working about 8-14 hours/week. This role is not benefits eligible.

The Local Health Guide is responsible for in-person whole person assessments, chronic care follow-up, and urgent care for our vulnerable population, collaborating closely with specialists psychiatric registered nurses, primary care nurse practitioners, and psychiatric nurse practitioners.

As a Local Health Guide, you will provide the following:

• Work at least three days per week of in-office or home care


• Assessing both behavioral and physical health conditions with a thorough history and in-person physical examination


• Capturing conditions not yet diagnosed, ordering additional studies where indicated to confirm or rule out the diagnosis


• Provide primary and urgent-care treatment to minimize preventable ER visits for conditions such as COPD exacerbations, uncontrolled diabetes, CHF exacerbations, Cold and Flu Symptoms, UTI, pain, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation


• As part of an interdisciplinary care team, collaborate regularly with certified peer recovery specialists (firsthand Guides) on individualized recovery plans


• Making individualized recommendations and/or referrals for programs/care provided by firsthand and/or outside providers, based on the assessed need


• Supporting individuals in developing and exercising self management skills and person-centered care around their individual goals and preferences via motivational interviewing and holistic care planning


• Organizing clinical information in a manner that supports appropriate clinical documentation and successful disability applications (if appropriate)

You will be a good fit if you have:

•  Passion for in-person care


• High comfort level for home and community-based visits


• An interest in or experience working on interdisciplinary teams


• Natural ability to adapt to various assignments and dynamic goals


• Empathy, compassion, and approachability


• Excellent listening, communication, and interpersonal skills


• Ability to maintain professional boundaries in non-traditional work conditions and use engagement skills with a population with challenges in trusting health care
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The experience you bring to this role includes:

• 1+ years clinical care as a Nurse Practitioner, ideally in a home or community primary care setting, or emergency department


• Able to prescribe medications for behavioral health conditions including antipsychotics


• Working with and managing a population with challenges such as behavioral health and/or SUD conditions


• Care management and coordination


• Proficiency and ease with use of technology for documentation or coordination of care (e.g. electronic health or care management software, direct messaging)