Advanced Practice Provider (APP) for Crisis Services Open Rank

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) for Crisis Services Open Rank-30776Faculty

Description

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department : Psychiatry

Job Title : Advanced Practice Provider (APP) for Crisis Services

Open Rank : Instructor, Sr. Instructor, Assistant, Associate, Professor

Position # : 00813189 Requisition # : 30776

Job Summary :

The Department of Psychiatry (DOP) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (CU), the Division of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (DCAMH), and the Pediatric Mental Health Institute (PMHI) of Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) has an opening for a full-time Faculty Advanced Practice Provider within the CHCO PMHI with primary responsibilities in Crisis Services.

The CU DCAMH, PMHI, and CHCO are combining to transform children’s mental health care in Colorado, building a coordinated system, grounded in collaboration and partnership, that provides all children high-quality, evidence-based, youth- and family-centered care through an ambitious and comprehensive strategic plan.

As part of this transformative work, we are creating an evidence-based, comprehensive crisis care model to ensure patients and families receive timely, effective care during a mental health crisis.

We are looking for a psychologist to join our efforts in becoming a national leader in pediatric crisis services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care to patients and families seen in PMHI crisis services, which will span emergency room, ambulatory, and crisis stabilization clinical areas.
• Conduct fast-track and full psychiatric crisis evaluations in emergency settings, conduct intake and full diagnostic and medication evaluations in ambulatory settings, and conduct initial and subsequent evaluations in acute stabilization settings.
• Work on and contribute to multidisciplinary teams inclusive of psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioral health clinicians.
• Collaborate with internal and external providers involved in a patient’s care
• Collaborate with relevant disposition and care coordinators involved in patient’s care
• Provide clinical consultation for complex cases, including extended stay patients
• Partner with PMHI leadership and clinical team members on the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of crisis services programming
• Supervise, teach, and mentor mental health trainees
• Engage in research, scholarship, and / or quality improvement projects
• Serve on committees, task forces, and / or workgroups
• Participate in on-call PMHI duties

This description is a summary only and is describing the general level of work being performed, it is not intended to be all-inclusive.

The duties of this position may change from time to time and / or based on business need. We reserve the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the supervisor and / or hiring authority.

Supervision Received

The Crisis Services Advanced Practice Provider reports to the PMHI Associate Medical Director of Crisis Services and Medical Director of Consultation Services, in addition to the PMHI Medical Director, supervising all practice of APPs and Psychiatrists within the institute.

The Crisis APP will also have an indirect reporting structure to the Consultative Division leadership team, which includes Associate Medical Director, Associate Clinical Director, and Manager and Associate Clinical Managers.

Supervision Exercised

The Crisis Services APP will not supervise (e.g., hire, terminate, discipline, and approve leave) other employees. There will be opportunities to provide supervision, training, and mentoring to mental health trainees.

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