Mid-Level (APRN/PA) - BHSL Consult Liaison Service

Stand: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Walk: Occasionally

Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop or reach overhead: Frequently

Lift and carry weight: 25 lbs

Push and pull weight: 25 lbs

Use hands to touch, handle or feel: Frequently

Talk: Continuously

Hear: Continuously

Taste or smell: Occasionally

Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

Job Requirements:

• Provide comprehensive behavioral health assessment, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care within the provider’s scope of practice.
• Obtain and document detailed psychiatric and medical histories, including presenting symptoms, mental health history, medications, substance use, social history, and risk factors.
• Perform mental status examinations and assess patients for depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance use, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and other behavioral health conditions.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on clinical findings, patient needs, evidence-based practices, and established standards of care.
• Prescribe, administer, and manage psychiatric and other medications in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and clinical protocols.
• Monitor medication effectiveness, therapeutic response, adverse effects, interactions, and patient adherence; adjust treatment as clinically appropriate.
• Provide ongoing psychiatric and medical follow-up to evaluate patient progress and modify treatment plans as needed.
• Identify and respond appropriately to psychiatric emergencies and patients presenting with acute behavioral or safety concerns.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.