Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

University Health Services is looking for a Staff Psychiatrist to join our dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work in our exciting environment, meeting the health and well-being needs of the UW-Madison student population.

The Staff Psychiatrist provides routine and emergent psychiatric care to University of Wisconsin-Madison students under the supervision of the Director of Psychiatry. This care includes providing psychiatric care per national standards of care to patients with a variety of psychiatric disorders, which include eating disorders, ADHD, psychotic illnesses, and substance use disorders. Performing a comprehensive mental health history and diagnostic interview, ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing, and making therapeutic decisions including prescribing medications within the scope of state licensure.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive psychiatric assessment, including mental status examination
• Educates patients and their support systems on how to manage conditions and to promote the health and well-being of patients and those around them
• Assesses, diagnoses, and treats illnesses, and manages chronic health problems
• Assesses and manages safety risks and documents care and clinical considerations per UHS policy
• May provide expertise, training, and guidance to the community, peers, and/or students

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a mental health setting
• APNP - Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber Required. Licensed in the state of Wisconsin or eligible to be licensed by start date.
• Certification as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).