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Connections Health Solutions

Provides 24/7 crisis behavioral health care

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTucson, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
  • For Nurse Practitioners, an unrestricted Registered Nursing license in the state of employment and completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a master’s-level certification in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP).
  • Licensure in the state of employment and national certifications.
  • Experience delivering crisis mental health treatment and/or family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.
  • An unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration license.
  • Successful applicants must be fully vaccinated with proper documentation or qualify for an exemption under the company’s exemption process before the start date.
  • Completion of all credentialing requirements within the required time period, including obtaining a National Provider Identifier, Medallion enrollment, Medicare enrollment, and any other required credentials.
  • An Arizona Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Responsibilities

  • Direct, coordinate, and provide medical and clinical services to specified individuals in 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 and complete initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, individual education, assessments of progress toward treatment goals, and discharge planning covering medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of care, treatment, and services.
  • Document individual progress in the clinical record, including admission orders, progress notes, and discharge orders; oversee medication education and consent according to established policy.
  • Order laboratory tests according to clinical practice standards, review nursing staff’s health assessment, obtain past and current medical history, and conduct a focused physical examination as indicated under established guidelines.
  • Initiate contact with Primary Care Physicians and Emergency Room clinicians according to established guidelines.
  • Assess individuals’ needs and guide the clinical team while managing treatment-plan updates; initiate contact with Outpatient Behavioral Health Providers according to established guidelines; review and use documents available from the crisis clinical team.
  • Provide necessary information to the clinical team regarding inpatient utilization and use appropriate medication based on best practices.
  • Collaborate with personnel to ensure treatment modalities are appropriate for each individual and work 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 under established guidelines for Involuntary Evaluation and Treatment.
  • Participate in medical staff meetings, including regional and quarterly meetings, all required meetings, and meetings requested by Medical Leadership.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • For Nurse Practitioners, dual certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
  • A Drug Enforcement Administration X license.
  • Experience working in addiction treatment and recovery.

About the Company

Connections Health Solutions

Provides 24/7 crisis behavioral health care

Connections Health Solutions provides 24/7 behavioral health crisis care through crisis response centers that include walk-in urgent care, a 23-hour psychiatric observation unit, a crisis stabilization unit, and outpatient programs. It stabilizes patients quickly in a least-restrictive setting and works with state and local governments, health plans, nonprofits, and law enforcement to build value-based crisis systems that reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. It differentiates itself by operating specialized behavioral health facilities instead of EDs, accepts all patients regardless of insurance or acuity, and partners with agencies to lower overall healthcare costs. Its goal is to scale community-based crisis systems that improve patient outcomes and expand access to this model across more regions.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$58M
Headquarters
Phoenix, AZ
Founded
2009

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