Behavioral Health APP  (Full Time)
Location: Emporia, Kansas

We are looking for a talented and experienced Mental Health Advanced Practice Provider who is ready to join an amazing team and make a difference at Newman Regional Health. Join our team today to continue your career. Newman Regional Health is committed to ensuring that you and your family receive the best medical care available. We provide high quality care that is patient-directed to meet your health goals with your well-being in mind. Our caring and compassionate staff provide state-of-the art healthcare to patients of all ages by adhering to our five values of quality, service, people, growth and fiscal responsibility. Come see why we are different and apply today!

This is a FT position 

Position Summary:

The Behavioral Health APP will provide outpatient psychiatric evaluation, treatment, and medication management services at NRH clinics.  Work in conjunction with primary care providers and the local mental health community to provide high quality integrated behavioral health. 

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for providing behavioral health services to patients in a clinical setting. 
• Scope of services includes inpatient and  outpatient behavioral health evaluations, follow up care and medication management. 
• Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorder
• Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
• Collaborate with providers, social workers, or other treatment team members to coordinate patient care
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, and outcome measures
• Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for patients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders
• Provide teaching and education to clinical staff as neededSkills & Abilities

• Master's Degree Required, Field of study Behavioral Health, Graduation from a state-certified advance practice program specializing in psychiatry/mental health
• Experience of at least 1-2 years providing direct patient care for persons receiving treatment for behavioral health disorders
• Must be certified  by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMH)
  
• An unrestricted license to practice in the state of Kansas
• Must have a valid DEA number and unrestricted DEA license in Kansas

At NRH, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a variety of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans along with some unique benefits including:

• Student Loan Repayment
• Tuition Assistance
• Generous Paid Time Off including Extended Illness Benefit
• KPERS Retirement
• Identity Theft Protection Discounts
• Life Insurance options
• Long and short-term disability
• Flex Spending Account
• Accident and Cancer coverage
  

Apply Online: https://www.newmanrh.org/careers

About Newman Regional Health: Centrally located within the city of Emporia, Newman Regional Health is a 25-bed non-profit critical access hospital owned by the people of Lyon County. Newman Regional Health is a teaching hospital, and is home to the ESU Newman Division of Nursing. We are committed to improving the health of the communities we serve by providing high-quality care. We are continually recognized as one of the Top 10 hospitals in Kansas and one of the Top 50 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States.

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