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Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary:
University Health Services is looking for a Staff Psychiatrist to join our dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work in our exciting environment, meeting the health and well-being needs of the UW-Madison student population.

The Staff Psychiatrist provides routine and emergent psychiatric care to University of Wisconsin-Madison students under the supervision of the Director of Psychiatry. This care includes:

• Providing psychiatric care per national standards of care to patients with a variety of psychiatric
  disorders, which include eating disorders, ADHD, psychotic illnesses, and substance use disorders.
• Performing a comprehensive mental health history and diagnostic interview, ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing, and making therapeutic decisions including prescribing medications within the scope of state licensure.
• Demonstrating a commitment toserving all populations at the University of Wisconsin, educatingmostly transitional-age patients from Wisconsin and around the globe.
• Collaborating and following workflows in a complex system to engage with, provide consultation or provider referrals to, other treatment providers including mental health and medical providers inside and outside of University Health Services, or coordinate care with care managers.
• Monitoring patient outcomes and initiate modifications in treatment plan based on patient response.
• Following agency policies and procedures consistent with state mental health statutes, ethical guidelines, best practices, HIPAA, and FERPA, and maintain accurate and timely documentation for all clinical interactions and consultations.
• Duties will be performed under the supervision of the Director of Psychiatry.

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with JR10011311 Staff Psychiatrist; please note that only onevacancy exists. Having two job postings allows University Health Services to consider candidates with either credential for this one open position.

There are licensure requirements for this role. Licensure will be confirmed to advance to the interview stage.

Key Job Responsibilities:
Performs comprehensive psychiatric assessment, including mental status examination

• Educates patients and their support systems on how to manage conditions and to promote the health and well-being of patients and those around them

• Assesses, diagnoses, and treats illnesses, and manages chronic health problems

Assesses and manages safety risks and documents care and clinical considerations per UHS policy.

• May provide expertise, training, and guidance to the community, peers, and/or students

• Develops, implements, collects data, and evaluates primary health care services as directed by individual care plans

• Develops individualized care plans based on medical assessments in accordance with medical best practices and established rules and regulations

Completes documentation for eligibility for campus disability services, international student needs, qualifications to study abroad, etc

Attends meetings to support institutional efforts.

Department:
University Health Services, Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Services

The starting salary is $108,000, and is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

An employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurance and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Information can be found at https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/

UW is a qualified employer for thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)and Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a mental health setting
• APNP - Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber Required.Licensed in the state of Wisconsin or eligible to be licensed by start date.
• Certification as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP by the AmericanNurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Preferred.Licensed in the state of Wisconsin or eligible to be licensed by start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with transitional age youth/adolescents/ young adult patient population
• Experience in college health or college mental health setting

Education:
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Masters in Nursing, or Nurse Practitioner - Required

How to Apply:

Click the appropriate option in the Apply Now box to start the application process. You will be required to login or create an account to continue. Please note, there is only one attachment field. You must upload all your documents in the attachment field.

Include your licensure status in your application materials. Only candidates with confirmed licensure status will be eligible to advance to the interview stage.

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with job JR10011311 Staff Psychiatrist. Having two job postings allows University Health Services to consider candidates with different credentials for this position.

Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three (3) professional references with titles, emails, phone numbers, including at least one supervisory reference. This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

Please note that successful applicates are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the Unites States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

Contact Information:
Amy John, [email protected],608-890-2856

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