Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

Are you a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or a Physician Assistant (PA) ready to advance your expertise in psychiatric care? Our Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship Program offers a unique opportunity to learn from leading experts in the field while honing your clinical skills in advanced psychiatric treatments. We aim to hire two APPs per year one around May 1 and the second around November 1.

The deadline for application is May1, 2026.

Our 12-month program aims to provide early career PMHNPs and PAs the opportunity to learn from and practice alongside our outstanding faculty who have spent decades training our medical students, general psychiatry residents, and child and adolescent psychiatry fellows. Our training is geared towards preparing our fellows to become clinicians who provide excellent evidence-based psychiatric care in various clinical settings — from community-based care to the academic university setting.

The program provides some of the same didactic experiences to the APP fellows as our physician trainees receive. In addition, our APP fellows benefit from additional didactic experiences that are geared to meet the different needs of APPs. Approximately 25% of a fellow’s time is spent on educational activities with the other 75% in providing care.

Clinically a fellow will spend 6 months involved with adults and 6 months involved with children and adolescents. Both experiences include 2 months in hospital-based care and 4 months in the outpatient setting.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• The fellow will experience a wide variety of clinical settings.

• These experiences will take place within the BJC Healthcare system. In addition, the fellow will participate in weekly continuing education sessions.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

After completing this application, please email the following required information to Brigitte Northrop: bnorthrop@wustl.edu

• Current CV

• 1-page personal statement describing why you are interested in our training program and your long-term goals

• Copies of all diplomas

• Current copy of malpractice insurance, if applicable

• Malpractice history, if applicable

• Listing of past practice locations, if applicable

• In addition, please ask for two letters of recommendation to be sent by the letter writer directly via email to bnorthrop@wustl.edu; A Faculty Member from your APP program who can comment on your academic ability; and a recent Physician Supervisor who can comment on your clinical performance.

Certification Attachments as Applicable

Please indicate Yes/No, Certification #, Exam Date (if expected), and copies of...

• American Nurses Credentialing Center

• National Commission on Certifications of Physicians Assistants

• Missouri License

• Missouri BNDD

• Federal DEA

Contact Information
The Psychiatry APP Fellowship Training Program

Washington University School of Medicine

660 S. Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110-1093

Phone: 314-362-2467

Brigitte Northrop
bnorthrop@wustl.edu

Application Deadline
An application needs to be submitted in its entirety at least 6 months (November 1, May 1) before the desired start date.

For more information please visit our website at https://psychiatry.wustl.edu/education/advanced-practice-provider-fellowship/

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

M.S.N. - Master Of Science In Nursing

Certifications /Professional Licenses :

The list below may include all acceptable certifications, professional licenses and issuers. More than one credential, certification or professional license may be required depending on the role.

Certified Nurse Practitioner - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Nurse Practitioner (NP) within 3 m