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UnityPoint Health lists this Behavioral Health - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Sioux City, IA opportunity in sioux city, Iowa. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting for a Psychiatry Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our team in Sioux City, Iowa. Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.
UnityPoint Health – Sioux City delivers a broad range of advanced healthcare services to residents across Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Through our two hospitals, UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s and UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s – Downtown, as well as the June E. Nylen Cancer Center, we provide comprehensive, compassionate care close to home. Additionally, UnityPoint Health PACE Senior Care – Siouxland supports older adults with coordinated access to healthcare and social services, including rehabilitation, medication management, transportation and more.
Benefit-eligible, full-time position
Opportunity to provide comprehensive psychiatric care for adult patients in an acute inpatient behavioral health setting, while also performing behavioral health consultations for patients of all ages in the Emergency Department and on medical floors
Join a collaborative and experienced team of three APPs as the fourth provider supporting behavioral health services
Daily collaboration with nursing, therapy, social work, and physician leadership through a multidisciplinary care model
Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination
Responsibilities
Full-time position working seven 12-hour shifts (84 hours) per pay period, with a flexible, provider-driven scheduling model
Day shift schedule: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Rotating weekend and holiday coverage shared among providers
No call responsibilities
Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds and collaborate with nursing, therapy, social work, and physician leadership to develop and implement treatment plans
Manage an average daily census of approximately 10 adult behavioral health inpatients
Perform behavioral health consultations in the Emergency Department and on medical floors, averaging 2-3 consults per day
Complete court-related documentation and assessments as required
Utilize telepsychiatry support resources when additional consultation coverage is needed
Evaluate, interpret and coordinate information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills
Qualifications
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification required
Adult inpatient psychiatric provider experience preferred
BLS certification required
Hold an unrestricted medical license in the state of Iowa
Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the Advanced Practitioners field of practice
Eligible to work in the United States
We Offer
Competitive compensation, salaried position
Attractive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in
Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance
Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation
A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation
Support anddevelopment opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience
A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve
Community
Sioux City has grown to be one of Iowa’s largest cities – and its meteoric rise isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Sioux City is now one of northwest Iowa’s hubs for food production, healthcare, education, tourism and retail. Residents enjoy some of the most affordable housing in the nation, and there’s always something going on – whether it’s Saturday in the Park, one of the largest music festivals in the region, or any number of indoor and outdoor attractions such as Cone Park, the award-winning Art Center or the Sioux City Symphony. Whatever your tastes and whatever your career path, there’s something for everyone in Sioux City.
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Worksite address
sioux city, IA, 51110, US
Who can apply
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