Nurse Practitioner - Behavioral Health Setting (Primarily Outpatient)

UHS • Highlands Ranch, CO

106d

About The Position

Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO. Highlands features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. The Nurse Practitioner provides direct client care, including assessing, diagnosing, planning, and prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of health problems, health promotion and preventive care within this specialized area of practice. In addition to direct practice, the sub-roles of the Nurse Practitioner role include education, research, and consultation. The Nurse Practitioner is involved in practice activities with the goal of improving the quality of care in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. This role will primarily be covering our adult and adolescent PHP programs (12 patients/program) and will have an inpatient caseload of up to 10 patients per day (subject to change based on coverage need).

Requirements

• Master's degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• A minimum of two (2) years direct clinical experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting.
• State registered Nurse; Nurse Practitioner specialty licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct client care including assessing, diagnosing, planning, and prescribing treatment.
• Engage in health promotion and preventive care.
• Participate in education, research, and consultation.
• Improve the quality of care in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Cover adult and adolescent PHP programs.
• Manage an inpatient caseload of up to 10 patients per day.

Benefits

• Tuition and Educational Reimbursement Program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Challenging and rewarding work environment.
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries.
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off.
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans.
• Discounts on pet insurance, automotive insurance & homeowners insurance.
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan.
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees