APP Psychiatry ESH/UKHC

About the role

The ESH Advanced Practice Provider (APP) functions within the acute care psychiatric hospital setting, working in collaboration with and being an integral member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Manages the care of acute and chronically ill patients in the inpatient psychiatric setting.
• Manages the day-to-day patient care from step-down to discharge, including responsibilities for follow-up care in the outpatient setting.
• Participates in the psych admission process on the ESH campus.
• Ensures an environment of safe, quality care through adherence to evidenced-based practices and education.
• Demonstrates advanced medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professionalism, and effective communication skills.
• Takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation.

Requirements

• No experience required.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification or Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C).

Qualifications

• The ability to lift, carry, push, and pull 50-100 pounds on a daily basis.
• The ability to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and injury from intractable patients or sharp instruments.
• Shifts: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, other days/times as required by department.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• N/A

Benefits

Details about benefits are not specified in the job posting.

Pay

$115,050-183,008/year

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, other days/times as required by department