Dare to Care too is a Multi Specialty Practice that serves the Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia area by providing a wide range of services including but not limited to the assessment and treatment of children ages six (6) and older and adults with physical and behavioral health disorders utilizing a comprehensive approach.

Consideration and customer care and empowerment is extremely important to us and we seek team members who share these ideals. 

Job Description

We are seeking committed and caring clinicians at all points in their career who believe that client care can and must be a rewarding experience to both the client and the clinician. We are seeking exceptional individuals who are interested in going above and beyond to make the care  a positive experience that is memorable. Clinicians who given the tremendous responsibility to care for clients take that role seriously. Clinicians will be expected to

• Conduct initial assessments including mental status examinations and pharmacological evaluations
•  Prescribe medications only after ensuring a thorough assessment is done to rule out medical or other causes as contributary factors to presenting symptoms.
• Clinicians who understand that clients are unique in every way and must be treated as such. 
• Ensure careful considering when prescribing to ensure the benefits of medications outweigh the risks 
• Provide services to clients based on current status, risk, and as clinically indicated
• Support staff to provide recovery-oriented and trauma-informed services
• Participate in staff meetings
•  Provide crisis intervention services supporting staff as needed
• Communicate with hospital ER attending  when clients access emergency services
• Support and coordinate discharge planning with hospital and ER staff to ensure a smooth transition in care
• Conduct risk assessment, provide guidance and direction on risk management
• Use e-prescribing
• Complete progress notes, significant events, referrals, and evaluations within expected timeframes
• Provide individual counseling as part of the plan of care if and when needed
• Use Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and data reports from EMR to track treatment progress and individual client outcomes
• Provide crisis intervention services
• Use collaborative documentation procedures for assessment and individual sessions with clients
• Communicate with other healthcare providers and deliver integrated treatment in coordination with external providers. 
• Work in collaboration with the client and significant others to support recovery goals
• Provide psychotherapy individual and group

Valid Maryland-required, DC or Virginia license for practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner a plus

• Extensive experience working with people with serious mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders, and primary health care problems
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Eligible to obtain and maintain employment

• Seeking optimistic and open minded individual to start immediately work schedule flexible.
• average 30 hours per week. 
• Flexible scheduling between 10am-8:00pm  three to four days per week. some Saturday work 10am-1pm once or twice monthly may be needed. 
• Opportunity for growth for the right candidate. 
• New Graduates welcome to apply.
• Being detail oriented is a plus. 
• Ensure accurate contact information is on Resume.
• No calls please