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Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Behavioral Health

Advanced Practice ProvidersPosted on Nov 3
Full-timeElizabethtown, KY, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and successful completion of an accredited advanced practice provider (APP) program.
  • National certification from the appropriate national certifying agency for the particular APP, which must be maintained.
  • Must be eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability.
  • Current, valid, and unrestricted license to practice as an APP in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification through the American Heart Association is required.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is required as applicable to the position.

Responsibilities

  • Adhere to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and comply with relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards.
  • Provide high-quality, cost-effective care to patients through autonomous practice and collaboration with other health professionals.
  • Manage health care systems and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research, and theory-based practice.
  • Provide direct patient care as part of the physician-led team in accordance with state law and approved medical staff privileges.

Desired Qualifications

  • A terminal degree in the APP field is preferred.

About the Company

Baptist Health

Full-spectrum health system with hospitals

Baptist Health is a regional health system with nine hospitals and more than 400 care sites across Kentucky and Indiana, offering inpatient services, outpatient clinics, home health, urgent care, diagnostic and surgery centers, and therapies. It combines employed physicians in Baptist Health Medical Group with a large network of independent clinicians to deliver comprehensive care across the continuum, including hospital care, primary care, specialty practices, and wellness services. Its hospitals hold Magnet or Pathway to Excellence nursing designations, reflecting a focus on nursing quality, and the system aims to provide accessible, high-quality health care to communities through a broad, integrated network. The goal is to improve community health by delivering coordinated, patient-centered care across a wide geographic footprint.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Little Rock, AR
Founded
1924

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