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GENERAL SUMMARY

We are seeking a PRN Behavioral Health Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide assessment, treatment planning, psychiatric services, and care coordination for patients seen in outpatient settings which may include outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospital levels of care.

As a physician-dependent practitioner, works in collaboration with the Psychiatrists. Receives clinical direction from the Substance Use Disorder Medical Director, Psychiatrists, and Psychiatry Department Chief.

+ Reports to the Manager of the assigned outpatient department.

+ Reports to and works under the clinical supervision of a psychiatrist.

+ Accountable to the Medical Director and System Director of Behavioral Health and the Department of Psychiatry Chair.

+ Works collaboratively with physicians and all members of the patient care team.

+ Prescriptive authority granted by specific specialty under the Michigan Board of Healthcare Professional licensing and DEA regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

+ Supports the Mission, Vision, and Values of Munson Healthcare

+ Embraces and supports the Performance Improvement philosophy of Munson Healthcare.

+ Promotes personal and patient safety.

+ Always uses effective customer service/people skills.

+ As part of the psychiatric team, provides psychiatric APP services in an outpatient setting. May also provide cross-coverage for inpatient psychiatric services.

+ Adheres to TJC and other regulatory agency requirements for documentation, patient care, competency, and environment of care issues.

+ Observes the Munson Healthcare mid-level provider prescriptive authority guidelines.

+ Maintains knowledge of current medical/behavioral health trends and ongoing professional development in pertinent fields.

+ Participates in and / or serves as a resource for medical, nursing, and community education programs.

+ Works within stated parameters of credentialing related to psychiatry.

+ Serves as a resource for behavioral health staff and recognizes the importance of working as a team.

STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS

+ Education / Training:

+ Physician Assistant:

+ A Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from an ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistants) accredited institution or PA Certificate Program.

+ Certification as a Physician Assistant by the AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants)

+ Licensure as a Physician Assistant by the State of Michigan

+ Nurse Practitioner:

+ Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan

+ Certified as Family Nurse Practitioner with the American Nurses Association

+ Work Experience :

+ Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Behavioral Health preferred.

+ Certification, Licensure, Registration :

+ Board eligible/certified to practice in the State of Michigan.

+ Current BCLS certification required.

+ NPs: Psychiatric Mental Health Certification (PMHNP)

+ PAs: Psychiatric practice certification

Candidate must apply for and be granted appropriate clinical privileges through MMC’s normal credentialing processes before rendering services.

ABOUT MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER

Munson Medical Center – the regional referral center for all northern Michigan – has earned a national reputation for top quality care. The 442-bed hospital offers the only verified Level II Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Michigan’s northern lower peninsula, nationally recognized cardiac care provided at the Webber Heart Center, advanced oncology services in the leading-edge Cowell Family Cancer Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, heart and cancer research programs, a robust teaching hospital for residents, interns, medical students, and nursing students, and a stellar orthopedics program. Munson Medical Center has served Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Antrim counties since 1915, with a long history and heritage of keeping patients at the center of all they do.

ABOUT TRAVERSE CITY

Located along the coast of Lake Michigan, Traverse City offers a rare opportunity. In between nature and water, you will find communities connected by both where something is always happening. The region boasts beautiful scenery, year-round activities and safe, family-friendly communities with excellent public, private and parochial schools.

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COMMUNITY

As a non-profit healthcare system,  Munson Healthcare provides more than $60 million annually (https://www.munsonhealthcare.org/grayling-hospital/about-us/community-benefit-grayling)  in:

+ Community Education

+ Free, discounted, and unreimbursed healthcare services

+ Healthcare programs

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Munson Healthcare grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.