APRN NP/Psych Mountain Crest Job in Fort Collins, Colorado US
Join our award-winning healthcare system in Northern Colorado! Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS) is a 2008 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence and has been a recipient of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work award from 2008-2011. PVHS provides evidence-based health care, wellness services and products in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming; a service area covering more than 50,000 square miles.
If you like 300+ days of sunshine a year, lots of parks and open space, excellent schools and safe, mid-sized communities—and, of course, an exceptional workplace, you’re going to love northern Colorado and Poudre Valley Health System.
APRN NP/Psych Mountain Crest
Psych certification required. Medication eval and management role in Outpatient Psychiatric setting, working as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team.
Position is 48 hrs./pay period. Part-time benefits available. Weekdays, no weekends.
Summary: Uses the nursing process at the advance practice level to provide direct patient care for adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. Provides comprehensive health assessments in the diagnosis, treatment follow-up and outcome management of specific patient populations in an outpatient clinic. Uses the nursing process at the advanced practice level to provide direct/indirect patient care for a specific population. The advanced practice nursing process includes assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation of a specific population in the acute care setting. The APRN integrates education, research, management, leadership, and consultation into clinical roles, and they function in collegial relationships with members of the health care team. PVH encourages participation in hospital related or other community activities that improves the well being of the community.
Requirements: Master of Science degree in Nursing required. Minimum of 5 years acute care nursing experience in the identified area of expertise preferred. Certification in specialty area preferred. Active Colorado Nursing License. Unrestricted medical staff membership at Poudre Valley Hospital and/or Medical Center of the Rockies, with appropriate practice privileges. Allied Health credentialing through PVH and/or MCR Medical Staff Services office required. Listed on the Advance Practice Registry for the Colorado State Board of Nursing; (or active on another State Board of Nursing registry until pending Colorado Registry is active with Senior Management approval; this individual will not be able to give direct patient care in the advanced practice role until Colorado Board Registered). Prescriptive authority required. On hire and annual verification of credentials in the National Practitioner Data Base, verification of Certification by The ANCC ( American Nurses Credentialing Center), Licensing verification by the Colorado State Board of Nursing, search of the HSS, EPLS, and DEA systems. BLS required. For new hires and transferring employees, certification will be obtained during orientation if necessary.
Visit our website for more information and to apply at www.pvhs.org and search #16735
Poudre Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer.