Location: Portland,OR, USA
Location: Portland, OR
Cedar Hills Hospital, situated just 15 minutes from downtown Portland, is actively seeking experienced PRN/Weekend Call Coverage Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to expand our dedicated team. Our facility, a 94-bed freestanding psychiatric hospital and outpatient center, specializes in top-notch mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with psychiatric physicians at Cedar Hills Hospital to provide psychiatric medical care.- Conduct Psychiatric Admitting Evaluations for new patients.- Make appropriate treatment recommendations and orders following initial evaluations.- Monitor patients' psychiatric and medical status, providing necessary interventions.- Communicate with families regarding significant psychiatric and medical issues.- Address emergency needs or crises, providing timely care.- Maintain thorough documentation in patients' medical records, including progress notes and treatment orders.- Participate in utilization reviews with insurance companies.- Provide discharge recommendations and prescriptions for psychiatric medications.- Countersign all telephone orders in patient records.
Requirements:
- PhD or Masters Degree in Nursing from an accredited school.- Current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner/APRN in Oregon, or willingness to obtain.- Board Certification through ANCC as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric and Mental Health.- Current National DEA certificate.
Compensation:
- Independent contractor model.- Part-time employment option available upon request.
To apply, submit your application through this ad or directly to the In-House Physician Recruitment Department of Universal Health Services, Inc.
About Cedar Hills Hospital:- 94-bed, freestanding psychiatric hospital- Outpatient center specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatment- Evidence-based treatment with positive outcomes- Inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, Medication-Assisted Treatment, and TMS services
Why Join Us:Cedar Hills Hospital is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation's leading hospital management companies. Our focus is simple: we work to help our patients get better so they can live better lives.
Contact:For additional details, contact:Will DeCuyperIn-house Physician RecruiterEmail: ...@uhsinc.comOffice: (470) ###-####Cell: (404) ###-####
Ready to take a step and grow with us? Discover how you fit at Cedar Hills. Contact us for additional details and make a positive impact on mental health in the Portland community!