Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric Nursing) - San Francisco Department of Public Health (2328)

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening: July 25, 2025
• Application Deadline: Application filing will close on or after August 10, 2025
• Salary: $208,286 to $300,482 annually 
• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment ID: CBT-2328-H00169
• SHIFTS: Generally, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, hours may vary, and evening and weekend shifts may be required. 
• Location: 1076 Howard St. and various permanent supportive housing sites throughout San Francisco

The current vacancy is with DPH’s Whole Person Integrated Care: Permanent Housing Advanced Clinical Services (WPIC: PHACS). The list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill 2328 Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric Nursing Specialty positions for the next six months.

As of April 25, 2024, in order to place you at the appropriate salary step, please include your complete and verifiable registered nursing employment history (up to 21 years) on our application.  The information that you provide on the application will be used to determine your salary step.  For additional information please see paragraph 414 of the collective bargaining agreement. To see a copy of the 1021 MOU click here. 
Information regarding salary placement (see Appointment Above Entrance Rate)

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

Under general nursing and medical direction, utilizing standardized procedures, the 2328 Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric Nursing) functions within an organized system for the delivery of health care in association with other members of the multidisciplinary health care team and performs specialized nurse practitioner duties in clinical settings. The patient population is racially and culturally diverse adults who may have an array of psychiatric, medical, and psychosocial issues, including comorbid substance use, homelessness and little or no income.

The 2328 Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric Nursing) performs the following essential functions:

• Provides a range of mental health services including psychiatric evaluations with medical histories, differential diagnosis, urgent care, crisis intervention and psychiatric medication evaluation, management, and monitoring
• Works collaboratively with psychiatry, nursing, primary care, and psychosocial staff to coordinate and integrate multidisciplinary services for clients with complex psychiatric problems in inpatient or outpatient settings depending on hiring division
• Provides holistic care for clients with psychiatric illnesses by obtaining health histories that include psychosocial, functional, and developmental data, order and interpret lab tests and other diagnostic studies when needed
• Promotes wellness-oriented self-care, and coordinates with primary and specialized medical care as needed
• Functions in a team approach, which requires skill and ability to provide cooperative and effective interactions with other staff
• Provides psychiatric consultation and develops working relationships with other community agencies, collateral persons and others involved with clients served
• Maintains and compiles electronic clinical records, billing, and other necessary paperwork in a timely manner to keep cases in compliance with all administrative regulations
• Provides direct supervision to nursing students or other staff as assigned
• Adheres to standards of practice in accordance with Site-Specific Protocols and Procedures
• Participates in and/or facilitates supervision, attend staff meetings, clinical conferences, assigned committees and other required meetings
• Organizing and facilitating Medication Groups and Wellness Activities as assigned and depending on the needs of the hiring division
• Able to evaluate patients who are in crisis for a hold
• Supports psychiatric care transitions; liaises with specialty mental health, inpatient and residential care teams
• Individual and group therapy depending on the needs of the hiring division
• Clinical case management depending on the needs of the division

The 2328 Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric Nursing) performs other related duties as assigned/required.

View the job description for the current vacancy with DPH’s Whole Person Integrated Care: Permanent Housing Advanced Clinical Services (WPIC: PHACS) at c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod-aws-dc11/604edaa8115f4c74c61de124/d23c5348-8af1-443c-9f0a-51ca36007c90?r=s3-us-east-2.

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

1. LICENSE: Possession of a valid California Nurse Practitioner (NP) license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing; AND
2. LICENSE: Possession of a current medication furnishing license issued by the California Board of Registered Nurses; AND 
3. CERTIFICATION: Possession of national board certification, or eligibility, as a Nurse Practitioner issued by one of the following recognized national certifying body or organization: 
   • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
   • American Nurses Association – American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
   • Pediatric Nursing Certification Board 
   • National Certification Corporation (NCC) for the Women’s Health Care and Neonatal Nursing Specialties 
   • American Association of Critical Care Nurses 
4. SPECIALTY AREA REQUIREMENTS: (Psychiatric Nursing)
   • CERTIFICATION: Specialization as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP); AND​​​​
   • EXPERIENCE: One (1) year (equivalent to 2,000 hours) of experience as a Registered Nurse on a psychiatric inpatient unit, psychiatric emergency service clinic or mental health center.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted. 

Please provide proof of your licenses and certifications by uploading them to your application.

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week).

SPECIAL CONDITIONS: The above minimum qualifications reflect special conditions associated with the position(s) to be filled. They may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this classification. 

Important Note: Please make sure it is clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities. For more information, click here.

Selection Procedures: After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following.

Assessment Component
Candidates that meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in a Training and Experience evaluation that is designed to measure the knowledge, skills, and abilities in job related areas that have been identified as critical for satisfactory performance in this position. 

Training and Experience Evaluation: (Weight: 100%)
Candidates must achieve a passing score on the Training and Experience evaluation in order to continue in the selection process and will be placed on the confidential eligible list in rank order according to their final score. The link to the training and experience evaluation will be emailed to the address listed on the candidate’s online application. Candidates will be required to respond to the training and experience evaluation in the time frame indicated.

Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Certification
The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be the Rule of The List.

Eligible List/Score Report:
Once you pass the exam, you will be placed onto an eligible list and given a score and a rank. For more information, visit https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be 6 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

How to apply:

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted online at careers.sf.gov.

Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account.

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:
Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/.] The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules.  

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information about the Hiring Process 
• Conviction History 
• Employee Benefits Overview 
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement
• Veterans Preference

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, David Chalk at [email protected] or (628)271-6702. 

We may use text messaging to communicate with you on the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.