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Acadia Healthcare

Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Acadia Healthcare, St Charles

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Located in the historic Little Hills area along the Missouri River , CenterPoint e Hospital serves adolescents, adults, and seniors who are struggling with behavioral health concerns. With 150 beds and a full continuum of care, we help our patients make sustained progress toward better health throughout their time at our serene , 20 -acre main campus in St. Charles, Missouri.
We are seeking a Full Time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, with experience in addiction preferred
Our levels of care are separated by age group:

  • Adolescents (ages 12-17): Inpatient mental health treatment, detoxification, dual diagnosis treatment, residential treatment for substance use disorders

  • Adults (age 18 and older): Inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization program (PHP), and intensive outpatient program (IOP) for mental health disorders; detoxification; residential treatment for substance use disorders

  • Senior adults (no age limit): Inpatient mental health stabilization, detoxification, and medication stabilization for dementia

Overview:
Provide psychiatric evaluations and treatment of patients at facility under the supervision of the Medical Director and work collaboratively with the medical/clinical staff under the guidelines of state licensure for Nurse Practitioners.
Qualifications:

  • Master's in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner program required.

  • Clinical experience working with the patient population of the facility; ability to demonstrate knowledge of concepts of limit setting, therapeutic boundaries, crisis management, therapeutic treatment, environment and patient care required.

  • Minimum of 1 year experience as a Practicing Nurse Practitioner required.

  • Experience in addiction highly preferred.


Licenses/Certifications:

  • Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner required.

  • Licensed to practice in the state in which the facility operates.

  • DEA license.

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