Outpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Conduct new patient psychiatric evaluations, ongoing psychiatry treatment, follow-up appointments, and crisis care.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Review critical lab results, as needed.
• Provide psychiatric consultations to medical providers within Student Life Health and Wellbeing (including MDs, NPs, RNs).
• Provide consultation with non-medical CAPS providers (including social workers, psychologists, LPCs, LMFTs).
• Provide supervision to the psychiatry trainees and junior medical staff, as needed.

Requirements

• Master’s or Doctorate degree in Nursing from a program accredited by the American Nurses Association or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
• Current Registration in the State of Colorado as an Advanced Practice Nurse by start date.
• Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from the American Nurse’s Credentialing Center by start date.
• Full Prescriptive Authority by date of hire.
• Eligible for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
• Eligibility to acquire medical liability insurance (as needed).

Qualifications

• Basic functional computer skills (experience with Windows based systems, electronic health records).
• Demonstrated multicultural competence and dedication to a multicultural organizational development.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent social skills.

Skills

• Experience providing assessment and treatment of substance use disorders and/or eating disorders.
• Experience with diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.
• Able to conduct sessions to patients in a language other than English; Spanish, Chinese, or Arabic preferred.
• Experience working with college students and/or in a university counseling center.
• Experience working with BIPOC, LGBTQ+, international and underserved populations.
• Demonstrated commitment to multicultural and social justice issues.
• Desire to work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.
• Experience providing training, consultation, and supervision to trainees.
• Experience providing services through telepsychiatry strongly preferred.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary clinic setting.

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $127,200 - $158,995 annually. Onboarding assistance is available within Student Life division guidelines. Benefits include medical, dental, and retirement plans; generous paid time off; tuition assistance for you and your dependents; and an ECO Pass for local transit.