Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient

Davis Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time, board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), to join its adult medical team.

At DBH, providers work hard to ensure that our clients have the right treatment plan to help them on their journey toward better mental health. For some clients, that treatment may include the use of prescription medications to help manage the symptoms associated with mental health conditions. The DBH medical team coordinates and provides the medication management services help those clients that require medication as part of their treatment plan.

The psychiatric nurse practitioner will be responsible to perform the following duties:

• Performs medical/psychiatric assessments.
• Performs psychiatric evaluations.
• Provides consultations with clients.
• Responsible for medication management.
• Responsible for providing medications according to approved formulary.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Responsible for meeting quality expectations of accuracy, completeness, and is responsive to feedback.
• Meets timeliness expectations of completing work as scheduled, demonstrating self-paced performance, and adjusting priorities as needed.
• Professionally relates to clients and peers at all times.
• Participates in weekly staff meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is classified as full-time, exempt and the successful candidate will work 40 hours per week.

The starting pay for a newly licensed APRN is $139,000.00 per year. Seasoned candidates will receive 1% per year of licensed experience.

The full-time schedule associated with this position will require the successful candidate to be in the office at least 4 days per week for individuals working a 5-day work week or 3 days per week for individuals approved to work a 4-day work schedule. Schedule flexibility and options will be discussed during the interview process.

This position will be housed at the DBH Layton Campus located at 934 South Main Street, Layton, Utah 84041.

The successful candidate must be licensed as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the State of Utah and be board certified as a psychiatric nurse practitioner.

Must have the ability to perform under crisis situations; administer, score, interpret and evaluate various psychological data and develop treatment recommendations; establish professional leadership and cooperative relationships with other DBH staff; communicate verbally and in writing; develop and maintain effective working relationships with executives, professionals, administrators, and the public.

Thorough knowledge of principles and practices of psychological assessment, including testing, diagnostic evaluation, psychotherapy and behavioral therapy; diagnostic classifications and mental health concepts and fundamentals; various psychological tests and evaluation instruments; normal and abnormal psychology (mental illness and diseases) including their symptoms, treatment and social implications; evaluation and various forms of psychotherapy; client counseling processes, techniques, and methods; have strong working knowledge of current best practices regarding psychological assessment and tests/protocols with demonstrated validity and reliability. The range of tests, questionnaires, and interviews is extensive, and will include cognitive, personality, functional behavior, continuous performance, and other assessments as needed.

Strong preference will also be given to candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish.

Experience as a crisis worker is a plus. This position requires using psychological methods and principles to observe, interpret, and evaluate data gathered through interviews, collateral consults, and assessment methods. Contacts, utilizes, develops and coordinates with community agencies and resources to support client needs. Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills required. Flexibility and knowledge of DBH and community resources preferred.

DBH utilizes an electronic medical health records system, so computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office products is required. Required clinical documentation must be completed within established timeframes: Preference for concurrent documentation. End of work day is acceptable if daily appointments do not allow for concurrent documentation. Documentation should be completed no later than 24 hours after an appointment is held in the worst case scenario.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Benefits include:

• Medical Insurance - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.
• Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Delta Dental.
• Integrated Primary Care Clinic - Nice Healthcare. Every day care whenever you need it.
• Vision Insurance - Offered by VSP
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Administered by APA Benefits.
• Retirement - Utah Retirement System participating agency, 401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings, Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)
• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance - Administered by USAble.
• Long-term Disability - Administered by USAble.
• Health Reimbursement Account (H.R.A.) - Offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical insurance. Administered by APA Benefits.
• Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Assurity.
• Voluntary Identify Theft Protection - Administered by Allstate Benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Administered by Intermountain Healthcare.

Davis Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.