Job Details

Inpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Position Number: 6253344
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Medicine - Nursing

Inpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner role provides primary care and treatment to patients in a University Health Sciences clinic or hospital unit.
As a patient-focused organization, the University of Utah Health Sciences exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The Health Sciences Center seeks staff who are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, diversity, integrity,quality and trust that are integral to our mission.

Responsibilities
1. Assesses the physical condition of a group of patients by performing physical examinations and obtaining medical histories.
2. Formulates the medical plan and prognosis based on patient's condition.
3. Consults with physician(s) regarding patient health care plans and treatment.
4. Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess the patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
5. Performs selected invasive procedures for therapeutic and/or diagnostic reasons within scope of validated competence.
6. Initiates and/or recommends medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatment and procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policy.
7. Complies with medical records policies regarding the complete and accurate documentation of patient care. Initiates and maintains required records and legal documents.
8. Participates in quality improvement activities.
9. Counsels patients, families and significant others about health and illness, and promotes health maintenance.
10. Evaluates, plans, implements, and re-evaluates the care of individuals requiring emergency measures.
This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
11. Schedule for job will be 2 weeks on service (providing care for a team of 4 patients), 4 weeks off of service repeating cycle. Weekend coverage for your team and another team of 8 patients one of the weekends while on service is required.

Minimum Qualifications
Required:

Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Must hold a valid registered license in the state where they intend to practice as an advanced practice psychiatric mental health nurse and have successfully completed ANCC certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC).

Preferred:

2 years of ambulatory mental health experience is preferred

Preferences
Certification in ACLS/BLS/NRP/ATLS may be required by your department or by privileging criteria.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN42017B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary: 2 weeks on / 4 weeks off
Department: 00865 - Psychiatry - Adult Clinical
Location: Other
Pay Rate Range: $64,000 - $74,000
Close Date: 8/23/2025
Open Until Filled:

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/183042