UHS·Fayetteville, Arkansas
The Nurse Practitioner will collaborate closely with the Medical Director and clinical staff to deliver comprehensive mental health assessments, establish diagnosis plans, prescribe treatments, and manage ongoing mental health care regimens.
Graduation from accredited Master’s level Nurse Practitioner program with a specialty in Psychiatry. Arkansas NP License. Board Certification for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner required. Must have at minimum 2 years' experience working as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and must be comfortable seeing child-adult populations. Education and Experience: Minimum of two (2) years experiece as a NP in a Hospital with mental illness and addictive disorders patients, preferred Unencumbered State of AR Licensed NP, expertise, or interest, in treating patients with mental illness and addictive disorders preferred. Appropriate educational credentials as a Nurse Practitioner About Universal Health Services One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information.
Market context
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