Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (FT Night - Swing)

Connections Health Solutions•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

Connections Health Solutions is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to direct, coordinate, and provide medical and clinical services to individuals receiving care at the facility. Services include crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluation and assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, engagement, family meetings, supportive psychotherapy, individual education, risk assessment, and discharge planning. The clinician serves as the attending clinician for assigned individuals, completes psychiatric and crisis assessments, and guides the clinical team as treatment plans are updated. The role includes documenting care in clinical records, overseeing medication education and consent, ordering laboratory tests, reviewing nursing health assessments, obtaining medical histories, and performing focused physical examinations as indicated. The clinician also coordinates with primary care physicians, emergency room clinicians, outpatient behavioral health providers, outside psychiatric providers, inpatient services, community partners, and the legal system regarding involuntary evaluation and treatment. The position participates in required medical staff and other meetings and performs additional duties as assigned. The role requires completion of credentialing requirements, including obtaining an NPI and applicable enrollment and credentials. Employment is subject to the company's mandatory vaccination policy, unless an exemption is granted through its process.

Requirements

For Physician Assistants: completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
For Nurse Practitioners: unrestricted Registered Nursing license in the state and completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a master's-level certification in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP).
Licensed in the state of employment and hold national certifications.
Experience delivering crisis mental health care and/or family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.
Unrestricted DEA license.
Arizona Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Complete required credentialing within the required time period.
Meet the company's mandatory vaccination policy before the start date, unless exempt through the company's exemption process.

Nice To Haves

For Nurse Practitioners: dual certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
DEA X license.
Experience working in addiction treatment and recovery.

Responsibilities

Direct, coordinate, and provide medical and clinical services to assigned individuals, including intervention, psychiatric evaluation and assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, engagement, family meetings, supportive psychotherapy, individual education, risk assessment, and discharge planning.
Serve as attending clinician for assigned individuals and complete initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, capacity assessments for consent to treatment, and risk assessments.
Assess progress toward treatment goals and plan discharge with consideration of medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of care.
Document individual progress in clinical records, including admission orders, progress notes, and discharge orders.
Oversee delivery of medication education and consent according to established policy.
Order laboratory tests according to clinical practice standards; review nursing health assessments, obtain medical histories, and conduct focused physical examinations as indicated.
Initiate contact with primary care physicians and emergency room clinicians according to established guidelines.
Assess individual needs, guide the clinical team, manage treatment plan updates, and initiate contact with outpatient behavioral health providers according to established guidelines.
Review and use documents available from the crisis clinical team.
Provide the clinical team with information needed regarding inpatient utilization and use appropriate medication based on best practices.
Collaborate with personnel to ensure treatment modalities are appropriate and work with outside psychiatric providers in crisis and inpatient services.
Work with the community to review involuntary petitions, assess involuntary patients, and coordinate with the legal system regarding involuntary evaluation and treatment.
Participate in medical staff meetings, regional and quarterly meetings, required meetings, and meetings requested by Medical Leadership.
Complete credentialing requirements within the required time period, including obtaining an NPI, Medallion enrollment, Medicare enrollment, and other credentials required for the role.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Eligible full-time employees may receive a $10,000 commitment bonus.
Shift differentials: $4.50 per hour for Monday–Thursday nights, $9.00 per hour for Friday–Sunday nights, and $4.50 per hour for Saturday–Sunday days.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance for employees and their families.
Company-paid basic life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
Voluntary life insurance option for employees and their families.
Health Savings Accounts with a $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution, depending on plan.
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
401(k) company match after six months: 50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation.
160 hours of PTO accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays.
Company-paid parental leave for eligible employees.
Employee Assistance Program offering confidential emotional support, work-life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, and online support.
Automatic enrollment in the 401(k) Plan after 90 days.