Advanced Practice Provider - Behavioral Health Fellowship

JPS Health Network • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

The Community Psychiatry Fellowship for Advanced Practice Providers is a 12-month paid postgraduate training program for licensed psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The fellowship focuses on the delivery of high-level psychiatric care at the community level. The program is housed within the Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry at JPS Health Network, a partner with Acclaim Multi-Specialty Group. APP fellows are contracted for 12 months with Acclaim Multi-Specialty Group. At the completion of the program, full-time positions may be offered depending on department needs and fellow performance. Up to 4 fellows are accepted per cycle, with cycles occurring annually. Fellows participate in a continuity clinic throughout the year. Fellows spend three months training in each rotation site (inpatient units, partial hospitalization program, consult-liaison service, and psychiatric emergency room). Fellows attend didactics twice per week for four-hour blocks. Fellows participate in a structured mentorship program. Leadership is promoted through committee and quality improvement project participation.

Requirements

• Graduation from either an ARC-accredited PA program OR graduation from a nationally accredited PMHNP program (i.e. CCNE).
• Valid and unencumbered licensure as a PMHNP or PA.
• Unrestricted DEA certificate.
• If you are a current JPS Health Network Employee, you must not be under any disciplinary action or on a performance improvement plan.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a continuity clinic throughout the year.
• Spend three months training in each rotation site including inpatient units, partial hospitalization program, consult-liaison service, and psychiatric emergency room.
• Attend didactics twice per week for four-hour blocks.
• Join physician residency lectures for ethics, well-being, patient safety, quality, and psychopharmacology topics.
• Participate in a structured mentorship program.
• Engage in leadership through committee and quality improvement project participation.

Benefits

• On-site continuing education programs.
• Annual stipend.
• Dedicated CME funds.
• Training in consult-liaison psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, outpatient clinic, partial hospitalization, and inpatient units including adolescent, adult, and the local commitment alternative unit.
• Experience working with a large multi-disciplinary team.
• Participation in research and quality improvement initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Master's degree