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Advanced Practice - Psychiatry Opening in Detroit Lakes, MN
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician Assistant
Specialty
Psychiatric-Mental Health
Degree Required
MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/05/24
**Psychiatry NP Opening - Detroit Lakes, MN**
Located 45m to Fargo
*Detroit Lakes team is seeking a mental health practitioner to join them in serving patient populations throughout the lakes area.*
**Position Details**
- Full-time, permanent
- Employed
- Will consider 0.8 - 1.0 FTE, full-time status; Mon-Fri from 8am-5pm
- Outpatient Practice (95%); inpatient/ED consults (5%)
- Detroit Lakes Clinic Coverage: 2-3 days per week with 10-14 patients/day
- Outreach to Park Rapids: 2-3 days per week with 8-12 patients/day
- New graduates will be considered
- Adult population, pediatric training would be of benefit
- Responsible for providing and supporting behavioral health care services to individual patients and families across the continuum of care.
- Find support and resources from professional, patient-focused and compassionate Behavioral Health group that includes Physicians, advanced practice clinicians and dedicated support staff.
- This highly-respected team (along with a growing practice and great facilities to work within) provide the ideal setting for candidates seeking a strong support system.
**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Mental Requirements:**
- Advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse is limited to the provision of primary mental health care services to those at risk for mental disorders or presently in need of psychiatric-mental health services.
- Designing and conducting mental illness preventive interventions.
- Conducting individual psychotherapy, or family, group and network therapies as needed.
- Conducting health screening and psychiatric evaluation.
- Prescribing, monitoring, managing, and evaluating psychopharmacological and related medications.
- Providing integrated mental health services in general health settings.
- Collaborating with psychiatrists, seeking consultation when necessary and referring patients to other providers (physicians or nurse practitioners in other specialties) when the patients physical or mental health condition requires it.
- Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to promote behavioral health services on the continuum of care.
**Licensure/Certifications:**
- Current licensure as a registered nurse in appropriate state.
- State licensure as either an Adult or Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Clinical Nurse Specialist with graduate coursework in:
- Advanced health assessment (to include both physical and mental health).
- Pathophysiology (or neurophysiology/biophysiology).
- Pharmacology and/or psychopharmacology (both preferred).
- Diagnosis and medication management of psychiatric illness (clinical practicum); AND have supervised clinical training at the graduate or post-graduate level
- Current certification in CPR.
- National certification, in applicable area.
- Successful completion of credentialing process prior to practice.