Robert Young Center Psychiatry - Moline, United States - UnityPoint Health

Description

UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting for a Psychiatry Advanced Practitioner to join our team in the Quad Cities and Muscatine.

Robert Young Center was the first Comprehensive Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) in Illinois as well as the first hospital-based CMHC in either Illinois or Iowa. Despite the national movement toward integration of behavioral health services and primary health care, it is extremely rare to come across hospitals that include a community mental health center as part of its corporate configuration (less than 1%).

Throughout its history, Robert Young Center has been a major contributor to quality mental health services in the Quad City and Muscatine regions.

Under the clinical supervision of the Collaborating Physician and administrative supervision of the Director of Outpatient Services of the Robert Young Center for Community Mental Health, practices autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of individuals to diagnose and manage clients' psychiatric illnesses. Provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management and brief psychotherapy. Collaborates, consults and/or refers patients to a psychiatrist when appropriate to ensure quality patient care.

• Provides psychiatric evaluations and brief psychotherapy to patients
• Provides diagnostic, prescriptive pharmacological treatments and follow-up medication management to patients
• Orders lab work, if necessary and reviews the lab reports
• Treats crisis situations and emergencies, as needed including suicide lethality assessments.
• May provide on call crisis services as part of Mobile Crisis Team, an outpatient mental health service
• Requests consultation from and/or referral to RYC psychiatrists when indicated
• Perform psychiatric hospital consults when requested within the 24-hour response time frame
• Synthesizes collected data to formulate clinical decisions regarding diagnoses, interventions and outcomes for patients
• Documents and maintains accurate records, including medication records, according to established policies and procedures
• Serves as a consistent point of contact for psychiatric medical concerns for community agencies, physician offices, schools, pharmacies, etc.
• Provides consultation to internal staff regarding medical questions such as explaining medications
• Demonstrates expertise in the interpretations of biopsychosocial data regarding client status and assumes accountability and responsibility for interventions prescribed
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
• Board Certified
• Hold an unrestricted medical license in the state of Iowa and/Or Illinois
• Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the Advanced Practitioners field of practice
• Eligible to work in the United States

We Offer

• Attractive incentive package
• A competitive program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.
• Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
• Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.
• A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
• Support and that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
• A guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.

Community

Comprised of six counties in Illinois and Iowa, the Quad Cities boasts a low cost of living, easy commutes, nationally regarded K-12 schools and ample cultural and recreational amenities including theaters, riverfront attractions, hundreds of miles of trails and a plethora of dining options. Whether it's watching a sunset, with a drink in hand, from a rooftop bar that overlooks our Mississippi River, taking in the culture that makes up the Quad Cities at summer festivals, or taking a bike ride along the riverbank on a crisp fall, morning, the QC loves their river and are proud to call it home. and indulge in the many diverse experiences and adventures that await you in the Quad Cities.

Please contact Misty Pollard, Physican and Provider Recruiter at , or