Senior Instructor of Clinical Practice

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP) is a 516-bed acute care psychiatric hospital that provides inpatient behavioral health services for adults, adolescents and geriatric patients. CMHHIP is a forensic hospital that serves individuals with pending criminal charges who require evaluations of competency, individuals who have been found to be incompetent to proceed (restoration treatment) and individuals found to be not guilty by reason of insanity by Colorado's criminal courts. CMHHIP is located in southern Colorado on a 300-acre campus. This position will be required to be in person in Pueblo, CO and is not located on Anschutz Medical Campus. The Medical Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides medical care to the patients of the hospital. Under the supervision of a Staff Physician (MD,DO), the Medical APP will be responsible for providing medical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $757 million in research grants. The Department of Psychiatry is one of the largest units in the UCD-SOM and is comprised of 5 Divisions. The CU Department of Psychiatry sets the standard for Education and Training of leaders in psychiatry and mental health care, conducts ground-breaking Research that aims to eradicate suffering due to psychiatric and substance use disorders, provides ready access to state of-the-art mental health preventions and interventions across the continuum of care, and collaborates with the community and other key stakeholders to promote well-being among all Coloradans. We accomplish this vision in a manner that respects, values and advocates for the dignity and worth of each individual and family.

Requirements

1+ years experience in medical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Masters degree in discipline related to qualifying licensure
Current Colorado NP, PMHNP, or PA license
A combination of education and related technical/military/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for a master’s degree on a year for year basis.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse population of faculty, staff and students.
Knowledge, experience, and ability to manage complex information and computer systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in forensic populations
Experience with inpatient settings

Responsibilities

Provides medical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Performs preadmission screening of patients being referred by outside agencies; admission health assessments and writes admission orders.
Evaluates and treats patients scheduled for medical clinic.
Performs annual health assessments.
Performs urgent evaluations and treats unscheduled patients in medical clinical or on patient’s unit and arranges disposition.
Works with various members of the psychiatry treatment team to engage the patient in the treatment of their medical illnesses.
Collaborates with other members of the medical staff and outside consulting physicians in the evaluation and treatment of patients.
Refers patients to other medical providers and/or hospitals as necessary.
Communicates effectively with team members and other hospital staff.
Follows proper documentation policies including medical necessity for patient treatments.
Remains up-to-date with documentation as described in policy.
Provides staff education, instruction and mentoring.
Serves on various committees to assist the hospital in its mission and goals.
Responds to medical emergencies and code zeros within the hospital while on duty.
Complies with Medical Staff Bylaws and Medical Staff Rules & Regulations.
Maintains active clinical staff privileges and current license.
Performs other duties as reasonably requested.
Provides clinical coverage to colleagues as needed.