Family Behavioral Health NP - Inpatient Psychiatry; PRN

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.
• Has 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.
• Cover 24/7 facility including weekends and holidays, with hours between 8 AM - 8 PM.
• Comfortable working both independently and on diverse teams; demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication.

• Master's degree in Nursing and graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Certification issued by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB), or American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license issued by the State Board of Nursing in Colorado or compact privileges under the multi‑state Nurse Licensure Compact agreement.
• Unrestricted medical staff membership with appropriate practice privileges.
• Prescriptive authority: provisional working towards full prescriptive authority or full prescriptive authority.
• Unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in practice.
• Eligible to provide 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) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.

• Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies.
• Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in Colorado.
• Physician Assistant Certification (PA‑C) issued by the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Unrestricted DEA permit to prescribe all medications commonly prescribed in practice.
• Eligible to provide reimbursable services and maintain provider status with Medicare and Medicaid.
• Eligible to provide services with no sanctions or exclusion from either the HHS/OIG or the GSA List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs.
• Unrestricted medical staff membership with appropriate practice privileges.
• Prescriptive authority.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.

• Pay range: $47.37 – $70.06 per hour, dependent on relevant experience. Optional 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; 457(b) voluntary option if eligible.
• Health and welfare benefits including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, disability coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
• Wellness benefit.
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (including Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; PTO starts in first week.
• Education benefits: eligibility for 100% tuition, books and fees paid for specific degrees; up to $5,250 pre‑paid or tuition reimbursement per year for…