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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 its behavioral health crisis facility. The role serves as attending clinician for assigned individuals and includes 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 completes psychiatric and crisis assessments, evaluates capacity to consent to treatment, tracks progress toward treatment goals, and plans discharge across medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental needs. The role documents care in clinical records, including admission and discharge orders and progress notes; oversees medication education and consent; orders laboratory tests; reviews nursing health assessments; obtains medical histories; and conducts focused physical examinations when indicated. The clinician coordinates with primary care physicians, emergency room clinicians, outpatient behavioral health providers, psychiatric providers, the clinical team, the community, and the legal system. Responsibilities also include supporting involuntary evaluation and treatment processes, providing information about inpatient utilization, participating in required medical staff and other meetings, and performing other assigned duties. The position is listed as PRN/Pool. The posting describes shift differentials for specified night and weekend shifts.

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 treatment and/or family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.
Unrestricted DEA license.
Meet the company's vaccination requirement, including providing documentation of full vaccination or qualifying for an exemption through the company's process before the start date.
Complete credentialing requirements within the required time period, including obtaining an NPI, Medallion enrollment, Medicare enrollment, and other necessary credentials.
Arizona Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card required.

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 specified individuals within the facility.
Serve as attending clinician for assigned individuals.
Provide crisis interventions, psychiatric evaluations and assessments, differential diagnoses, treatment planning, medication management, engagement, family meetings, supportive psychotherapy, individual education, risk assessments, and discharge planning.
Complete initial psychiatric assessments, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, capacity assessments for consent to treatment, family interventions, and assessments of progress toward treatment goals.
Plan discharge addressing medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of an individual's care, treatment, and services.
Document individual progress in the clinical record, including admission orders, progress notes, and discharge orders.
Oversee delivery of medication education and consent according to established policy.
Order laboratory tests according to standards of clinical practice.
Review nursing health assessments, obtain past and current medical histories, and conduct focused physical examinations as indicated and according to guidelines.
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 necessary information to the clinical team regarding inpatient utilization.
Use appropriate medications 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 according to guidelines for involuntary evaluation and treatment.
Participate in medical staff meetings, including regional and quarterly meetings, all required meetings, and meetings requested by Medical Leadership.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

For full-time employees and their families: 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 beginning at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays.
Company-paid parental leave for eligible employees.
Employee Assistance Program for all employees, including pool, part-time, and full-time employees, providing confidential emotional support, work-life, financial, legal, and online support.
Automatic enrollment in the 401(k) Plan after 90 days.
Shift differentials: an additional $4.50 per hour Monday–Thursday nights, $9.00 per hour Friday–Sunday nights, and $4.50 per hour Saturday–Sunday days.