Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

About the role

Vail Health Behavioral Health is designated as a Colorado Health Service Corps Site to receive funding for qualifying educational loans.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients by interviewing patient, family, and other necessary collateral persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting medical and psychological tests; and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
• Formulates accurate diagnoses based on clinical assessment and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Develops and delivers comprehensive clinical programming, treatment planning, and/or curriculum development.
• Ensures all service delivery is evidence-based and aligned with all state, local, federal, and regulatory requirements.
• Treats patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; and monitoring effects of medications.
• Prescribes medication that can alter chemical imbalances affecting the patient’s state of mind and behavior.
• Engages in active on-call rotation to ensure timely consultation and intervention for urgent psychiatric issues.
• Provides guidance and support to on-call staff and assists in decision-making for critical patient care situations.
• Serves as a collaborative resource and psychiatric expert across the Vail Health system supporting other service lines as appropriate.
• Maintains a comprehensive caseload that is based on facility need and may vary based on patient census.
• Maintains excellence in clinical documentation in alignment with local, internal, state, federal, and regulatory standards and compliance.
• Serves as a community leader providing outreach, education, and engagement across the community as needed.

Requirements

• Extensive experience providing and supervising psychiatric services, prescribing psychotropic medication, performing psychiatric evaluations, and treating a wide variety of patient diagnoses/complaints, required.
• License(s):
  • Valid state of Colorado License as a Physician Assistant (PA) or valid state of Colorado Medical License as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), required.
  • Current DEA with no restrictions on prescribing controlled substances, required.

Qualifications

• N/A

Skills

• Computer / Typing: Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc. Must have working knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited (NCCPA) Physician Assistant (PA) program, an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program or the equivalent, required.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
• Housing programs
• Childcare reimbursement
• Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Existing Student Loan Repayment
• Specialty Certification Reimbursement
• Annual Supplemental Educational Funds
• Paid Time Off: Up to five weeks in your first year of employment and continues to grow each year.
• Retirement & Supplemental Insurance: 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching, Life insurance, Short and long-term disability
• Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More: Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement, Recreation discounts, Pet insurance

Pay

Yearly Pay $178,248.62 - $204,068.59 USD