Overview

TOWER BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

TBH is a Joint Venture between Tower Health and Acadia Healthcare. The region offers excellent schools, colleges, parks, and lower than expected cost of living. You can enjoy country living with easy access to shore points, two airports and major metro areas, such as Philadelphia, Washington DC, and New York City. Our Behavioral Programs provide 60min for intake appointments, 30min for transfers, and 15 min for follow-ups / medical checks for Adults.

Acadia Healthcare owns & operates over 252 facilities throughout the US, Acadia provides psychiatric and chemical dependency services to its patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs. Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services.

Details for inpatient position:

• The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is located in a 144-bed, state-of-the-art psychiatric inpatient treatment facility
• 1 story facility; 24-beds on each unit with capacity to sub-divide into 11 & 13- bed units
• Semi private and private patient rooms; visible, on unit patient care areas for clinical group therapy, individual therapy & group activities with a private patient courtyard for every 24- bed complement; expansive patient cafeteria for off-unit dining with large private outdoor dining space that also serves as additional outdoor activity space for patients; and two half court indoor gyms for off-unit activates
• Weekday rounding for adult, child and adolescents, working closely with unit psychiatrist
• Provider lounge includes 2 sleeping rooms and full bathrooms, large spacious private lounge for dining with computers and comfortable seating.

Other opportunities include:

• Monday – Friday inpatient rounding Adolescent Psychiatrist
• Adult Psychiatrist with previous SUD experience
• 8 weekends per year rounding
• Psychiatrist with ECT experience

615-905-1731

Andrew Diffenbaugh

andy.diffenbaugh@acadiahealthcare.com 

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Responsibilities

Summary:

• Makes a comprehensive physical assessment of patients consistent with training and education;
• Performs physical examinations on patients admitted for medication maintenance;
• Ensures physician medication orders are being followed. Refers patients to appropriate physicians and consults with the supervising physician;
• Evaluates patient care, adjusting the plan of care based on outcomes, diagnostic test results, and patient feedback;
• Provides patient and staff education on medication maintenance;
• Ensures compliance with state and federal regulations, CARF Standards, and clinic policy and procedure;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, from an accredited college or university
• Previous experience in behavioral health facility/clinic preferred
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment

Licenses/Certifications:

• Licensed to practice in the state in which the clinic operates.
• DEA license.

Practice with Acadia Healthcare 

Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States.

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare operates a network of 250 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,000 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico, more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 70,000 patients daily. We provide psychiatric and chemical dependency services to our patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics

and therapeutic school-based programs.