Advanced Practice Provider - Psychiatry

About the role

This is a One-Year Training Program The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Psychiatry Training Program in Lubbock, Texas, is a structured, competency-based program designed to prepare nurse practitioners and physician assistants to deliver high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric care across inpatient, outpatient, and consultation-liaison settings.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient services under direct supervision and responsibility of Physician and/or Medical Director.
• Elicits detailed patient histories.
• Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiled patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.
• Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.
• Performs therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care and managing infection.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes and assists in provision of continuity of care.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
• May render emergency medical service without supervision, pending the arrival of a responsible physician, in cases where immediate diagnosis and treatment are necessary to avoid disability or death.
• Participates in educational activities to expand practice knowledge.
• Provide proportional call coverage to hospitals and ED consults.

Requirements

• Graduation from a Physician Assistant's training program approved by the Council on Allied Health Education Accreditation of the American Medical Association. Current Physician Assistant license in the State of Texas or ability to transfer license to Texas. Certification as a Physician Assistant as evidenced by passing the examinations given by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.
• OR Graduation from an accredited school of nursing as a nurse practitioner from an approved certification program recognized by Texas Board of Nursing. Current R.N. license as approved by the Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer license to Texas. Certification as a Nurse Practitioner from an approved certification program as recognized by Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer certification to Texas.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and adolescents

Skills

• Comprehensive psychiatric evaluation
• Patient-centered care
• Cultural humility
• Safety
• Systems-based practice

Benefits

• Health Plans + Supplemental Coverage Options – Individual health insurance provided at no cost for full-time team members
• Paid Time Off – Including holidays, vacation, sick leave and more
• Retirement Plans
• Wellness Programs
• Certified Mother-Friendly Workplace

Pay

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.

Grant Funded?

No

Travel Required

Up to 25%

Shift

Day

Does this position work in a research laboratory?

No

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

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