Advanced Practitioner - Psychiatric

Advanced Practitioner - Psychiatric

 

Join Our Team at North Range Behavioral Health!

At North Range Behavioral Health, we believe no one should face mental health challenges alone. Our compassionate team provides comprehensive, person-centered care, supporting individuals, families, and communities to thrive. We’re proud to be a leader in behavioral health services across Weld County, offering a wide range of programs for all ages and backgrounds

We focus on collaboration and trauma-informed care, integrating clinical expertise with research to create a meaningful, lasting impact. Join us in making a difference!

Vision: Where Hope Begins and Change Is Possible

Mission: Compassionate care for those facing mental health and addiction challenges

Values:

• Customer First: Supporting recovery every day
• Compassion: Treating all with empathy and respect
• Collaboration: Building strong relationships for effective care

About the Role: Advanced Practitioner- Psychiatric

Provides appropriate services to prevent, evaluate, diagnose, and treat mental, addictive, and emotional disorders within knowledge, the scope of practice and under the supervision of a physician as required. Uses knowledge of biological, psychological, and social factors to identify and design a person-centered treatment plan with clients as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Performs, analyzes, and documents findings for mental health and substance abuse assessments and interventions as appropriate for specialty training and population served. Provides consultation and education regarding diagnosis and treatment to clients, agency staff, caregivers, and community partners. Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists are examples of Advanced Practitioners.
 

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Embrace the North Range Behavioral Health Mission Statement - Provide compassionate, comprehensive care for people who face mental health and addiction challenges.
• Assess and evaluate clients for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. Diagnose disorders, including nature and extent, and determine the appropriate course of treatment with the client.
• Order laboratory and other special diagnostic tests and evaluate data obtained.
• Prescribe, follow up, and review all prescribed medications using the electronic health record. Review all non-psychiatric medical orders and prescriptions.
• Responsible for the evaluation and/or referral of clients’ medical conditions. Coordinate with clients’ PCP to provide continuity of care.
• Provide comprehensive and effective education to clients, family members, and/or other involved parties in relation to common disease processes, medication (purpose, dosages, side effects, etc.), and/or prescribed treatment regimens, and document clients’ level of comprehension. Whenever possible, ensure clients are provided with written educational materials.
• Provide consultation, education, and coordination of services to community agencies and citizens as requested.
• Establish and maintain cooperative work relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Collaborate with and provide consultation to other members of a multi-disciplinary team (i.e., Psychiatrists, Nurses, Clinicians, Case Managers, Program management, etc.) regarding assessment, diagnosis, and treatment options for clients.
• Complete all required documentation legibly and/or within electronic health records, by established time frames, and to accepted standards of practice; confirm coding of services