Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Independent Contractor)
Company: Health District of Northern Larimer County
Location: Fort Collins
Posted on: June 19, 2022
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Job Description:
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Independent Contractor)The
Health District has an immediate need for an independent contractor
to provide psychiatric nurse practitioner services in the CAYAC
clinic one day per week and on an on-call basis. CAYAC (Child,
Adolescent, and Young Adult Connections) is a service of the Health
District of Northern Larimer County under the Mental Health and
Substance Use Connections Program that helps young people (up to
age 24) and their families with the early identification,
assessment/testing, and treatment of mental health and substance
use concerns. -Scope of work: - As a contracted Psychiatric Nurse
Practitioner, you will provide brief psychiatric services to
children, adolescents, and young adults for up to 8 hours per week
including direct patient care, documentation of patient care, and
meetings as requested/required, with primary hours worked in-clinic
one day per week plus on-call support as needed (within the "up to
8 hours" per week). -Services include initial psychiatric
evaluation, diagnosis, medication management, and follow-up care.
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will consult and work
collaboratively with the CAYAC multi-disciplinary team to help
ensure that clients and families receive exceptional attention to
their mental health and substance use needs in a timely manner, and
help to reduce barriers to ongoing behavioral health care services.
-Services are primarily provided on-site at the Health District's
CAYAC office, though there is the availability to provide services
via telehealth as needed/appropriate and in compliance with state
regulations.Qualifications: -The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
must have: five years of experience providing exceptional child and
adolescent psychiatric services as a part of a multi-disciplinary
team in an outpatient or inpatient setting; a license to practice
as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the State of Colorado, an
active DEA license; professional liability insurance; ability to
provide onsite services one day a week between the hours of 8 am -
5 pm, as well as follow-up as needed, not to exceed 8 hours per
week. Fluency in English and Spanish is a plus.Billing Rate: $100
per hour for billable services as outlined in the scope of
services.For Consideration: Please submit your CV to Julie Kenney,
Administrative Assistant - jkenney@healthdistrict.org. Please see,
or request a copy of the scope of services for further details.
Keywords: Health District of Northern Larimer County, Fort Collins , Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Independent Contractor), Healthcare , Fort Collins, Colorado
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