Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Psychiatric Hospital / Psychiatric Emergency Department
About The Position
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, is seeking a flexible Nurse Practitioner (NP), or Physician Assistant (PA), to be a part of the psychiatry hospital division multidisciplinary treatment team providing care to children, adolescents, and adults who require mental/behavioral health care. This highly professional clinician provides care to patients on the inpatient units as part of the orientation process with the goal of transitioning to the Psychiatry Emergency Services Unit after orientation. The NP/PA works closely with the multidisciplinary team in clinical decision making and treatment planning. In this role, the NP/PA will be a part of a newly constructed psychiatric specialty unit designed to best support patients with psychiatric emergencies. The NP/PA professional responsibilities will include acute psychiatric assessments for children and adults presenting to the Psychiatric Emergency Department, discharge recommendations, crisis planning, daily psychiatric rounds, admission interview and physical examination, managing ongoing medical and psychiatric issues, assessing new health concerns, working with consulting services in the work-up of developing medical issues and providing patients and families with education. Orientation will include time on the inpatient psychiatric units with planned transition to the Psychiatric Emergency Department with expanded evening, weekend, and holiday hours and eventual 24/7 coverage. Weekend frequency to be determined.
Requirements
- Flexible Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
- Ability to provide care to children, adolescents, and adults requiring mental/behavioral health care
- Ability to work closely with a multidisciplinary team in clinical decision making and treatment planning
- Willingness to transition from inpatient units to the Psychiatric Emergency Department
- Availability for expanded evening, weekend, and holiday hours, and eventual 24/7 coverage
Responsibilities
- Acute psychiatric assessments for children and adults presenting to the Psychiatric Emergency Department
- Discharge recommendations
- Crisis planning
- Daily psychiatric rounds
- Admission interview and physical examination
- Managing ongoing medical and psychiatric issues
- Assessing new health concerns
- Working with consulting services in the work-up of developing medical issues
- Providing patients and families with education
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefit plans
- Medical: Multiple plan options
- Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage
- Vision: Affordable plan with national network
- Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses
- Retirement: Competitive retirement package
- Continuing education
- Advancement opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
