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Connections Health Solutions•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

Connections Health Solutions is hiring a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to direct, coordinate, and provide medical and clinical services to individuals receiving care at its behavioral health crisis facility. Services may 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, completing psychiatric and crisis assessments, family interventions, capacity and risk assessments, and discharge planning across medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of care. The role includes documenting care in clinical records; overseeing medication education and consent; ordering laboratory tests; reviewing nursing health assessments; obtaining medical histories and conducting focused physical examinations as indicated; and contacting primary care and emergency room clinicians according to established guidelines. The clinician assesses individual needs, guides the clinical team, updates treatment plans, reviews available crisis-team documentation, and contacts outpatient behavioral health providers as appropriate. The role also provides information to the clinical team regarding inpatient utilization, uses medication according to best practices, collaborates with internal personnel and outside psychiatric providers, and works with community and legal-system partners on involuntary petitions, assessments, and evaluation and treatment processes. Participation in medical staff and other required or requested meetings is expected. Other duties may be assigned. The posting identifies the position as PRN/Pool. Full-time benefits are available only to full-time employees; the Employee Assistance Program and automatic 401(k) enrollment after 90 days are offered to pool, part-time, and full-time employees.

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).
Licensure in the state of employment and national certifications.
Experience delivering crisis mental health treatment and/or family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.
Unrestricted DEA license.
Complete credentialing requirements within the required timeframe, including obtaining a National Provider Identifier (NPI), Medallion enrollment, Medicare enrollment, and other credentials required for the role.
Arizona Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.
Meet the company’s mandatory vaccination requirement, with documentation of full vaccination or an approved exemption before the start date.

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 crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluation, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, engagement, family meetings, supportive psychotherapy, education, risk assessment, and discharge planning.
Serve as attending clinician for assigned individuals and complete psychiatric assessments, crisis and family interventions, focused diagnostic assessments, capacity assessments, risk assessments, and discharge planning.
Document progress in clinical records, including admission orders, progress notes, and discharge orders.
Oversee 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.
Contact primary care physicians and emergency room clinicians according to established guidelines.
Assess individual needs, guide the clinical team, update treatment plans, review available crisis-team documents, and contact outpatient behavioral health providers as appropriate.
Provide the clinical team with necessary information regarding inpatient utilization and use appropriate medications based on best practices.
Collaborate with personnel and outside psychiatric providers to ensure treatment modalities are appropriate.
Work with community partners and the legal system on involuntary petitions, assessments of involuntary patients, and involuntary evaluation and treatment procedures.
Participate in medical staff meetings, regional and quarterly meetings, required meetings, and meetings requested by Medical Leadership.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

For full-time employees and their families: comprehensive medical, dental, vision, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Company-paid basic life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
Voluntary life insurance option for employees and their families.
Health Savings Accounts with a $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution, depending on plan.
Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care.
401(k) company match after six months: 50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation.
PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays.
Company-paid parental leave for eligible employees.
Employee Assistance Program for pool, part-time, and full-time employees, including confidential emotional support, work-life, financial, legal, and online support.
Automatic enrollment in the 401(k) Plan after 90 days for all employees.