Registered Nurse II – Outpatient Psychiatry

Counseling And Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at CU Boulder encourages applications for a Registered Nurse II – Outpatient Psychiatry! The role provides clinical and administrative support to the psychiatry services at CAPS, and direct clinical services with CAPS patients in support of their psychiatric care. In addition, the position collaborates with the CAPS therapy and administrative teams to support CAPS clients.
The role’s primary clinical duties include:

1. monitoring, triaging, and addressing medication refill requests in collaboration with psychiatry providers;
2. facilitating coordination of care among current and previous providers in the community;
3. assisting in administrative case management, including verification of insurance and benefits;
4. collaborating with CAPS colleagues in clinical case management to high-risk or other psychiatry patients;
5. assisting psychiatry providers by triaging and addressing patient questions and concerns pertaining to psychiatric and medical symptoms, and medication side effects;
6. providing health education to patients regarding mental health, general health, and medications, as per patient needs and/or treatment plan directives of psychiatry providers;
7. supporting mental health stabilization through health coaching and delivery of evidence based support services, as per treatment plan directives of psychiatry providers;
8. obtaining vital signs as per CAPS policy and CAPS provider requests;
9. managing and maintaining sample medication inventory, including appropriate record-keeping and disposal.

This position will maintain accurate and timely EHR entries.
The Nurse’s administrative duties include:

1. Providing input to leadership for maintaining current RN policies for CAPS Policies & Procedures Manual;
2. Managing and updating nursing checklist for competencies;
3. Supporting administrative tasks of the Psychiatry team.

The position collaborates with other campus departments for the treatment of CAPS students and ensures individual experiences, identities, and systemic factors are considered in all assessment, treatment, referral, and training services provided.
CU Boulder CAPS is a training clinic, so this position may interact with and support staff in training, including Post-Master's Social Work Fellows; Psychology Interns, Psychology Practicum Students, Psychology Post-Doc Fellows, Nurse Practitioner Practicum Students, Nurse Practitioner Fellows, or Medical Students.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.