Salary: $92,900.00 - $167,200.00 Annually

Location : Kershaw County, SC

Job Type: FTE - Full-Time

Job Number: 179904

Agency: Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Division: Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center

Opening Date: 09/03/2025

Closing Date: 9/15/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Agency Specific Application Procedures:: Please apply online.

Residency Requirement: No

Class Code:: EA50

Position Number:: 60020856

Normal Work Schedule:: Monday - Friday (8:30 - 5:00)

Pay Grade: CLN12

Hiring Range - Min.: $92,900.00

Hiring Range - Max.: $167,200.00

Opening Date: 09/03/2025

EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer

Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Job Responsibilities

This position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Santee-Wateree Mental Health Center, Camden facility, 2611 Liberty Hill Road, Camden, SC 29020.

The Office of Mental Health's mission is to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses. We provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

Under limited supervision the Nurse Practitioner, non-institutional will provide excellent client care in an environment that is respectful of others, adaptive to change, and accountable for outcomes and in collaboration with physicians, nurses, case managers and other mental health professionals. Establish a plan of care for clients based on medical and nursing standards, outcome criteria and comprehensive assessment of client/family needs. Use expert clinical judgment and decision-making skill to predict potential client responses and to manage client through an episode of illness. May provide individual therapy for select clients based on credentials. Prescribe meds as authorized.

Responsibilities for the Nurse Practitioner, non-institutional include:

•Direct Clinical Care: Provide comprehensive psychiatric, psychopharmacological & risk assessment/management for clients of all ages (according to educational credentials) & all clinical presentations across the continuum. Collaborate with physician supervisor to establish protocols & to supervise practices pertinent to psychiatric diagnosis, pharmacologic management, and any other treatment. You must be trained in and available to provide tele-psych services to clients as needed for other Center locations.

•Child and Adolescent Care: Manage the psychiatric and mental health treatment of children and adolescents. Collaborate with the child psychiatrist in the pharmacologic management of ADHD and other childhood illnesses. Collaborate with child and adolescent services in the coordination of care among various agencies, including schools, DSS and other agencies involved.

•Productivity: Meet productivity requirement as outlined by Center Administration. 65% of available time is spent on the provision of direct clinical services.

•Safety: Provide individualized goal directed interventions that are safe and effective to clients of all ages (as credentialed) & clinical presentations utilizing nursing practice standards and in collaboration with other members of the health care team to achieve identified outcomes.

•Compliance: Consistently adhere to Corporate Compliance and other policies and procedures and the Code of Conduct of the organization. Demonstrate compliance with relevant safety, accreditation, and other regulatory requirements.

•Staff Development: Maintain current and up-to-date knowledge and skills related to client treatment. Assume personal responsibility for professional development and annual requirements of the position.

•Travel throughout the Santee-Wateree MHC catchment area as directed. Provide nursing services in the absence of a clinic nurse. Provide medical and prescriptive services in the absence of a psychiatrist within the limitations of education and licensureIncrease caseload by picking up clients not seen by the doctor

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Graduation from an accreditation school of nursing. Licensed as an RN and hold official recognition as a Nurse Practitioner from the S.C. Board of Nursing (with prescriptive authority in SC.)

Additional Requirements:

•Ability to operate non-adaptive vehicles.

•Ability to lift up to 50lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

•Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

•Health care or related experience.

•Knowledge of nursing procedures, personal hygiene, basic health and safety practices, basic human anatomy.

Additional Comments

Post hire, employees must:

•Have knowledge of physical assessment skills for normal and high-risk patients

•Be able to incorporate explanations and health education into the care of assigned patients and their families.

•Have knowledge of community resources to assist in discharge planning and referral for chronic care.

•Be able to interpret laboratory findings, ability to design and conduct nursing research, utilize an extensive understanding of the research process.

•Complete MAPS training. Ability to travel throughout the Santee-Wateree MHC catchment area as directed.

Position is considered essential and may be called back during crises/disasters/emergencies.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, or genetic information. Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

•Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click for additional information.

•15 days annual (vacation) leave per year

•15 days sick leave per year

•13 paid holidays

•Paid Parental Leave

•S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available

•Retirement benefit choices *

•State Retirement Plan

•State Optional Retirement Program

•Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.

Benefits for State Employees

The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits

Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits

State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits

State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.

Have you ever been employed by the SC Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities - Office of Mental Health (OMH) (formerly SC Department of Mental Health)?

•Yes

•No

If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony criminal offense (other than in a Juvenile Court), you MUST list this information (unless you have taken steps to expunge your record.) This includes fraudulent checks, driving under suspension, disorderly conduct, shoplifting, etc. *Please note that conviction of a criminal offense does not bar you from employment in all cases; each conviction is evaluated individually. However, failure to list convictions is considered falsification of the application and WILL BE grounds for termination, if hired. It is your responsibility to know what is on your criminal record. If you have charges on your record that appear without a court disposition (result) you may be asked to provide that information if selected for employment. If you have questions, please inquire before you complete your application.PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ANSWERING THIS QUESTION WILL DEEM YOUR APPLICATION AS INCOMPLETE AND IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Please indicate your understanding to this statement by checking the box below.

•Checking this box indicates my understanding to the above referenced statement.

Do you have a valid nursing license through the SC Board of Nursing

•Yes

•No

Have you been denied a professional license, or had a professional license revoked or limited by, and/or had any discipline or sanction imposed on you or your practice by a professional licensing board or body?

•Yes

•No

If you answered Yes to the question above, please provide a statement explaining the facts, name of the professional licensing board or body, any action taken by the board or body and your current status with that board or body.

Do you have direct patient care experience in a clinical setting?

•Yes

•No

If you answered "yes" to having direct patient care experience in a medical setting, please describe your experience.

Please indicate your salary requirements (please be specific and not put "negotiable" or "open").

Required Question

Nurse Practitioner, Non-Institutional (Santee-Wateree MHC)

About this role

Responsibilities for the Nurse Practitioner, non-institutional include:

Additional Requirements:

Post hire, employees must:

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