Texas Tech University

Advanced Practice Provider - Psychiatry

Texas Tech University • $90K — $110K *
Belton, TX 76513In-Person
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Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • PMHNP certification required for Nurse Practitioners.
  • Psychiatric experience preferred for Physician Assistants.
  • Graduated from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
  • Current PA license in Texas or ability to transfer.
  • Nurse Practitioner must graduate from an approved nursing program.

Responsibilities

  • Examine patients to assess mental health under the Medical Director's supervision.
  • Recommend or prescribe treatments in line with established protocols.
  • Conduct regular telepsychiatry clinics ensuring adherence to access guidelines.
  • Support supervising physician in patient care decision-making.
  • Augment data-gathering abilities for clinical evaluations.

Benefits

  • Work in a unique correctional facility setting at Bell County Jail.
  • Engage with diverse patient populations and treatment cases.
  • Involvement in telepsychiatry, offering flexible patient care options.
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact on mental health in a challenging environment.
Full Job Description
Position Description

Employees in this position are responsible for augmenting a supervising physician's data-gathering abilities to reach decisions and institute patient care plans. Provides health care services to patients at the Bell County Jail inBelton, TXunder the direction and responsibility of a Physician.

Major/Essential Functions

  • Under the supervision of the Medical Director, examines patients to determine general mental health and recommends or prescribes treatment in conjunction with other treatments. All protocols are followed in accordance with contractual agreements.
  • Conducts regular telepsychiatry clinics: Patients' charts indicate that guidelines for access to care have been met.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Nurse Practitioner candidates must have Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification.
  • Psych experience is preferred for Physician Assistant candidates.


Pay Statement

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.

Required Qualifications

  • Graduation from a Physician Assistant's training program approved by the Council on Allied Health Education Accreditation of the American Medical Association. Current Physician Assistant license in the State of Texas or ability to transfer license to Texas. Certification as a Physician Assistant as evidenced by passing the examinations given by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants; OR
  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing as a nurse practitioner from an approved certification program recognized by Texas Board of Nursing. Current R.N. license as approved by the Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer license to Texas. Certification as a Nurse Practitioner from an approved certification program as recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing or ability to transfer certification to Texas.


Visa Information

TTUHSC, at its sole discretion, may initiate new H-1B I-129 visa petitions in accordance with the directive issued by Governor Abbott. Approval from the Texas Workforce Commission is required. On a limited, case-by-case basis, the institution may also sponsor eligible individuals for change-of-status or change-of-employer petitions for qualifying positions. TTUHSC will not pay the $100,000 fee, if applicable.

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