Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

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⛰️ Colorado, New Mexico – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

💵 $118k - $135k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Porch Light Health

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51 - 200 employees

🧘 Wellness

👥 B2C

Wellness • B2C

Porch Light Health is a regional healthcare provider specializing in addiction treatment and recovery services across Colorado and New Mexico. The organization operates a network of over 60 in-person clinics, mobile medical sites, and telehealth programs offering evidence-based care including medications for addiction treatment (MAT) such as buprenorphine/Suboxone, naltrexone, methadone, and long-acting injections, alongside behavioral health, psychiatry, case management, and services for special populations (teens, pregnant people, veterans, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, first responders). Porch Light Health emphasizes outpatient and ambulatory medically supervised withdrawal services, community partnerships, accessibility features, and broad insurance coverage to expand access to treatment.

📋 Description

• The Psychiatric Practitioner provides direct client care, including assessing, diagnosing, planning, and prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of health problems, health promotion and preventive care within this specialized area of practice • Performs psychiatric diagnostic evaluations to determine diagnoses, treatment strategies, and care coordination needs for clients with mental health, substance use, or other psychiatric and medical needs • Provide all psychiatric and/or medical services within reasonable and expected medical standards, timelines, and in conformance with all requirements imposed by the applicable health licensing boards • Applies medical knowledge and skills to the process of diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of illnesses • Maintain timely, complete, accurate and legible medical records for all patients evaluated and treated by the Practitioner in organization medical record system • Performs timely, concurrent, accurate clinical/billing documentation meeting professional standards in compliance with State and Federal regulations, clinical necessity, and appropriate coding standards • Performs pharmacologic treatment strategies, orders medications, monitors, and evaluates progress on psychiatric and/or other medications • Assures timely access to care, demonstrates flexibility in scheduling to fully meet client needs, and meets applicable productivity standards • The Provider will assume client care responsibilities inclusive of psychiatric evaluation, professional diagnoses and prescribing and/or administering treatment • Collaborates with MD or DO for challenging or complex cases • Remain in compliance with state laws and regulations for Psychiatry, including meeting supervised hour requirements, CME, and completing appropriate assessments in timely manner with supervising physician.

🎯 Requirements

• Completes medication and health education to include but not limited to informed consent, benefits, risks, side effects, and alternative treatments for medications ordered • Competent and comfortable with conducting Telemedicine technology appointments- both for intake and follow up encounters • Completion of an accredited Psychiatric Mental Practitioner program, required • Current Licensed Practitioner with full active and unrestricted licensure in the state of practice (CO and NM) and active state DEA License required • EMR systems: 1 year (Preferred) • Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills. • Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. • Understanding of regulatory compliance and documentation requirements in MAT settings.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Vision insurance • Paid time off • Incentive Bonus