High volume private Psychiatric practice seeks a Nurse Practitioner to head the clinic three days per week.
In this position you will work with an MD who uses alternative treatments such as herbs or diet and nutrition whenever possible. For example, discussing with patients on how to find natural sources of lithium in food (eg seaweed). You will also participate in a cutting edge clinic that discusses and sometimes recommends cannabis or CBD for chronic pain and certain psychiatric conditions. MD is also involved in setting up the first major ketamine clinic in Hawaii.
Work Schedule: Day - 7-8 Hours
Work Type: Part Time Hours, Full Time Compensation
Minimum Qualifications: Current Hawai‘i Registered Nurse license. Current Hawai‘i Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Help MD provide routine refills and manage medication adjustments for a variety of psychiatric conditions including but not limited to insomnia, depression, ADHD, PTSD, and some addictions such as opiate dependence.
- Gradually learn to provide brief psychotherapy for a small portion of MD's patients.
- Spend more time with patients than in a busy internal medicine clinic.
- Learn and witness the variety of cultures that exist in hawaii and appreciate the huge role culture plays in mental health conditions.
- Vacation cross coverage.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time