Nurse Practitioner - Family Behavioral Medicine

Make Extraordinary Possible

UCHealth Mountain Crest Behavioral Health Center has an excellent opportunity for a PRN Family Nurse Practitioner who possesses empathy, talent, drive, and a "patients first" mentality.

• Good communicator, works well both autonomously and in a team environment, and is adaptable.
• 1+ years' experience in a behavioral health setting.
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary inpatient psychiatric team by providing care for patients with identified medical needs.
• Complete admission history and physicals for all inpatient psychiatric patients ages 13 and older.
• Manage ongoing acute and chronic medical needs including transfer to a higher level of care if needed.
• 24/7 facility coverage including weekends and holidays, covering hours between 8AM - 8PM.
• Comfortable working independently and on diverse teams. Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication.
• Full prescriptive authority is required to be considered for this position.

We know how fast the world of healthcare is changing, and we push ourselves to stay ahead of the curve. The UCHealth Medical Group is physician led and employs nearly 1,600 physicians and advanced practice providers who aim to anticipate and address patients' every health need. We call on physicians in every career stage and specialty to lead and provide direction for the future of healthcare ly today.

We are unable to support visa candidates for this position.

• The pay range for this full-time position is $47.37 - $70.06/hour. Pay is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience. If applicable, a quality and/or productivity bonus may be offered.
• Relocation support may be offered.
• Paid malpractice.
• Generous continuing medical education (CME) allowance.
• 403(b) with employer matching contribution; 457(b) voluntary option if eligible.
• Exceptional health and welfare benefits including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, disability coverage including coverage for eligible dependents.
• Wellness benefit.
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank.
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre‑paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year.

UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

• Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Nurse Practitioner Certification issued by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) or the American Association of Critical‑Care Nurses (AACN) is required for hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license issued by the State Board of Nursing in the state of Colorado or compact privileges under the multi‑state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement.
• Unrestricted medical staff membership, with appropriate practice privileges.
• Provisional prescriptive authority working towards full prescriptive authority or full prescriptive authority.
• Unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in practice.
• Eligible to provide services reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid.
• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusion from either the Health and Human Services/Office of Inspectors General (HHS/OIG) or the General Services Administration's (GSA)…