Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (APRN with PMHNP)

Full Time
Lehi, UT
Posted
Job description

Job Position: Qualified Medical Provider (2 years of experience, no longer under Utah state supervision requirements)

Job Description:

*** This job is located in the State of Utah ***

Utah Behavior Services has been providing services within the communities throughout the state for over 14 years. We provide a whole service model for our clients and families through Applied Behavior Analysis, Mental Health treatment, medication management, and psychological evaluation services.

We are looking for an experienced APRN who will step up to the challenge of looking at the intricacies of each patient. Someone whose priority is collaborating with patients, caregivers & treatment team alike to support each patient to be the best they can be. If you are looking to work solely with "routine" patients who lack complexity, this is not the place for you.

We are looking for a candidate that has the drive to transform lives using her/his compassion, sensitivity, empathy and effective communication skills. We want a candidate that has a passion for integrity, diversity and brings her/his loyal and unique background for the purpose of the best interest in the clients we serve.

We believe that the limits are those you set up for yourself and we empower you to grow with UTBS. You need to be very comfortable diagnosing and treating a range of psychiatric conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder among children and adolescents as well as adults across a lifespan.

What winning looks like:

90% of Time the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner must:

  • Provides patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession.
  • Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling and emotional support.
  • Refers patients for inpatient or outside community care, as necessary.
  • Orders laboratory tests, interprets and explains the test results to patients.
  • Provides patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits and reasonable outcome expectations. (Is a teacher in new concepts for our patients)
  • Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary. (Always has kind words for others and is a great listener)
  • Oversee and monitor psychotropic medications.(Is on top of things and able to meet deadlines)
  • Provide psychotherapy and integrative therapy interventions.
  • Effective time management & prioritization with a healthy approach to guard your time. (Can you recognize when it’s okay to KINDLY say “I can’t do that right now, would tomorrow or another time work?”)

Minimum Criteria for Psych APRN:

  • A master's degree in nursing or DNP with psychiatric emphasis from accredited college or university
  • Minimum of 2 years of psych APRN experience- we are not accepting FNPs with psych experience at this time
  • Board certification as a PMHNP
  • DEA license with full prescriptive authority
  • Ability to adapt to a full schedule quickly- a minimum caseload of 60 patient hours weekly
  • Comfortable seeing children, adolescents and adults for a variety of psychiatric conditions across the lifespan
  • Does not need to bring caseload over to our clinic

Preferred Criteria for Psych APRN:

  • 3-5 years of Psych APRN experience
  • Very comfortable seeing children and adolescents
  • Works independently but able to collaborate with team members

APRN Requirements:

  • Compassion, sensitivity, and strong communication skills
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • A high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality to appropriately manage delicate and urgent patient situations
  • Ability to collaborate and form effective relationships with colleagues, physicians, staff, and patient
  • Ability to solve problems and manage changing priorities
  • Experience with electronic medical records
  • Experience with tracking, measuring, and using patient-reported outcomes in developing treatment plans
  • bending, moving, lifting, and carrying materials that weigh up to 15 pounds.
  • Knowledge of medical science, the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders, treatment methods, and management of psychiatric conditions and medications

About the Company:

  • We are a family business that was founded in 2008
  • We have over 500 employees who served more than 2,000 clients in 2020
  • Over 75% of our professional team started as Behavior Technicians
  • UTBS was recognized as the Business Group of the Year by the Autism Law Summit
  • Proud member of CASP (National Council of Autism Service Providers)
  • Founding member of the Coalition of Utah Autism Service Providers

Perks and Benefits:

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • HSA
  • Paid Training
  • Paid Holidays Off
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health & Wellness Employee Care Clinic
  • 401k w/Employer Match

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $135,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Weekly schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

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