Advanced Practice Provider - Addiction Psychiatry

Position: Advanced Practice Provider I - Addiction Psychiatry

Location:

Moody Outpatient Center

Advanced Practice Provider I - Addiction Psychiatry Clinic

Parkland Health is seeking a motivated and collaborative Advanced Practice Provider to join our outpatient behavioral health team at the Moody Outpatient Center. This role offers the opportunity to provide care in both general psychiatry and addiction treatment through our Paths to Recovery program, with two days dedicated to addiction services and three days focused on general psychiatry.

The position offers a consistent Monday through Friday schedule, eight-hour shifts, no weekends, and rotating call once per quarter. New team members will receive four to six weeks of structured onboarding, including peer shadowing and clinical support.

The ideal candidate has a strong interest in psychiatry, takes initiative, works confidently in an autonomous environment, and values collaboration. Previous experience in addiction treatment is preferred.

PRIMARY PURPOSE

Responsible for providing health care for patients in designated primary or specialty areas, including patient diagnoses, treatment, education, and referrals. Serves as a resource and role model for clinical practice, training, evaluation, and direct management of practitioners and students in all areas encompassed by the service line to ensure optimal patient care quality. Assist leadership in assessing, planning, organizing, and implementing designated advanced practice provider activities.

Minimum

Specifications Education Physician Assistant

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university and successful completion of an accredited Physician Assistant Program recognized by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessors.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

• Master's degree in nursing accredited through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN).

Experience

• None.

Equivalent

Education and/or Experience

• Current employees hired at Parkland before March 1, 2014, may have an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certification / Registration / Licensure Must have a current healthcare provider BLS for Healthcare Providers certification from one of the following

• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Military Training Network

Physician Assistant

• Current, valid Physician Assistant licensure from the Texas Board of Physician Assistants.
• Current certification as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner)

• Current RN licensure from the Texas Board of Nursing, or a valid Compact RN license.
• Current licensure from the Texas Board of Nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with authorization to practice as a Family, Adult, Gerontology, Adult-Gerontology, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care, Acute Care, Pediatric, Pediatric Acute Care, Psychiatric Mental Health, or Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.
• Current valid prescription authorization number from the Texas Board of Nursing.

Must have an active certification as a Nurse Practitioner by one of the following

• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP)
• Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) by ANCC or AANPCP
• Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (GNP) by ANCC or AANPCP
• Adult-Gerontology-Primary Care Nurse Practitioner by ANCC or AANPCP
• Adult-Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACNCC)
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) by ANCC or AACNCC
• Pediatric Nurse…