Job Summary

This position provides outpatient psychiatric care and mental health treatment to patients seen in a Huntsman Mental Health Institute Outpatient Clinic. This position may be required to diagnose, create treatment plans, prescribe psychiatric medications, establish medication management treatment plans, provide psychotherapy and potentially administer medications for patients in an outpatient setting, either in clinic or remotely, within their scope of practice and according to state law.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Responsibilities include performing mental health evaluations, diagnosing, creating treatment plans, triaging, making referrals when appropriate, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary treatment team, prescribing medication, providing psychotherapy and safety planning.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Must hold a valid registered license in the state where they intend to practice as an advanced practice psychiatric mental health nurse and have successfully completed ANCC certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC).

Preferred:

• 2 years of ambulatory mental health experience is preferred

Preferences

2 years of direct, semi-independent, patient care in an ambulatory mental health outpatient facility.