Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Outpatient Psychiatry

Job Description
Work Schedule :

1.0 FTE Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. No holidays or call.

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you'll play an integral role in our ambulatory care team by providing high-quality, cost-effective care to patients.

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant to :

• Conduct psychiatric assessment of adult patients with acute and chronic mental illness in an outpatient setting. This includes the assessment of the patient's psychosocial, cognitive, developmental and medical status.
• Complete assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination for patients with acute and chronic health needs
• Guide treatment planning which may include referral for individual therapy, group therapy, interventional treatments for depression, IOP, or PHP level of care

• If Nurse Practitioner :
  Master's or Doctorate's degree from accredited Nursing Program.
• If Physician Assistant :
  Bachelor's or Master's degree from accredited PA Program.

Minimum - State of Wisconsin NP or PA licensure

• Active RN and APRN certifications and licenses, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice AND
• Active board certification as a NP in area of clinical practice. These may include the following :
  Psychiatric-Mental Health.

• Active PA license, including prescriptive authority, in state(s) of practice AND
• Active PA board certification

All Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant applicants must have* :
Active DEA license or ability to apply for such license prior to or upon hire

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