Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant-Pool

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

We're not just behavioral health people—we're crisis people. Connections has built a model that combines medical and recovery-oriented treatment that gets people connected to community-based resources and back to their lives faster. Our aim is for solutions, not just stop-gaps. Real support, not restriction. We have proven that our model improves access, creates hope, and makes the behavioral health crisis system work better, and we're finding better ways to do it every day.

Originally founded by two emergency room psychiatrists, Dr. Chris Carson and Dr. Robert Williamson, Connections Health Solutions brings 30 years of experience serving individuals in crisis and operates two of the nation's largest and most studied crisis response centers and is currently expanding to more states. Since opening our doors, we have provided care and treatment for hundreds of thousands of individuals in crisis.

Job Description

• Direct, coordinate, and provide medical/clinical services to specified individuals within the facility, including intervention, psychiatric evaluation and assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, engagement, family meetings, supportive psychotherapy, individual education, risk assessment, and discharge planning.
• Serve as the attending clinician to specified individuals. Complete initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, individual education, progress toward treatment goals, and discharge planning including medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of the individual's care.
• Document individual's progress in the clinical record including admission orders, progress notes, and discharge orders. Oversee delivery of medication education and consent according to established policy.
• Order laboratory tests according to standards of clinical practice. Review the health assessment completed by nursing staff, obtain a past and current medical history, and conduct a focused physical examination as indicated according to established guidelines.
• Initiate contact with Primary Care Physicians and Emergency Room clinicians according to established guidelines.
• Assess individual's needs and guide the clinical team while managing treatment plan updates. Initiate contact with Outpatient Behavioral Health Provider according to established guidelines. Review and utilize all available documents from the crisis clinical team.
• Provide necessary information to the clinical team regarding inpatient utilization. Utilize appropriate medication based on best practices.
• Collaborate with other personnel to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the individual in addition to working with outside psychiatric providers in crisis and inpatient services. Work with the community to review involuntary petitions, assess involuntary patients, and coordinate with the legal system to follow established guidelines for Involuntary Evaluation and Treatment.
• Participate in medical staff meetings including regional and quarterly meetings; participate in all required meetings; and participate in any meeting as requested by Medical Leadership.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• NP: Unrestricted Registered Nursing license in the State. Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Master's level certification in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP).
• PA: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Licensed in State of employment and National Certifications.
• Experience in the delivery of crisis mental health and/or delivery of family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.
• Unrestricted DEA license.
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) or ability to obtain an NPI prior to the start date.
• The Company has a mandatory vaccination policy. All successful applicants must be fully vaccinated, including showing proper documentation or otherwise be exempt pursuant to the Company's exemption process prior to their start date.

Preferred Qualifications

• NP: Dual certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
• DEA X license.
• Experience working in addiction treatment and recovery.

Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are offered comprehensive health insurance, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity.
• CHS pays for Basic Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability.
• Voluntary Life insurance option for employees and their families.
• Health Savings Accounts (with $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution depending on plan).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care).
• 401k company match after 6 months (50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation).
• Generous PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays.

Additional Benefits for All Employees

• Employee Assistance Program to help with confidential emotional support, work-life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support.
• Online Subscription to Headspace, a digital mindfulness and meditation platform.
• After 90 days, you are auto enrolled in the 401k Plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Connections Health Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants.