PMHI APP Fellow

University of Colorado’s APP Fellowship in Child in Adolescent Psychiatry is an optional, post-licensure training program for new graduate PMHNPs interested in advanced training in the subspecialty of child and adolescent psychiatry. The Fellowship is 9 months in duration and will occur at the Pediatric Mental Health Institute (PMHI) at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO. APP Fellows rotate through six departments within PMHI gaining exposure to patients across a broad range of ages and diagnoses. One month of elective allows APP Fellows to return to a department within PMHI of their choosing while integrating additional clinical experiences outside of PMHI. Learning collaboratively with the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Physician Fellows, APP Fellows will have one half day per week of didactics from experts in child and adolescent psychiatry. Didactic topics include but are not limited to: advanced pharmacotherapy, pharmacogenomics, and neuroscience. PMHI APP fellows will have the opportunity to teach and mentor PMHNP students and develop preceptor skills. PMHI APP fellows will complete a capstone experience, initiating or supporting quality/process improvement project within PMHI.

Structure and Clinical Rotations

• Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (IPU): 2 months
• Neuropsychiatric Special Care (NSC): 2 months
• Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP): 2 months
• Emergency Department/Consult Liaison (ED/CL): 1 month
• Eating Disorder Program (EDP): 1 month
• Elective: 1 month
• Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic: One afternoon per week throughout the Fellowship

The elective month will provide PMHI APP fellows the opportunity to receive additional training in the PMHI department of their choosing. The elective month will also include opportunities for interprofessional collaboration and training with PMHI pharmacists, nutritionists, and specialty therapists including occupational therapy and art therapy.

Key Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to apply and implement evidence-based approaches to care including using evidence-based guidelines for prescriptions and monitoring medications in the pediatric population.
• Able to perform initial psychiatric diagnostic interviews, develop and follow through with treatment plans, and maintain timely and focused documentation through the electronic medical record.
• Maintain a supervised case load of patients in the various inpatient and outpatient programs during designated rotations.
• Providing preceptor experiences for APRN students with the appropriate experience and certification from the University of Colorado-Anschutz College of Nursing.
• Member of a multidisciplinary setting consisting of physicians, family therapists, psychologists, and trainees.

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

• Graduated from a PMHNP Program accredited by the CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA
• At applicant’s start date, APRN applicants must possess a Colorado RN license and ANCC Board Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Prescriptive authority is required., * Experience practicing independently in a mental health setting
• History of working with milieu staff
• Preferred prior experience in a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric setting (may include experience as a RN prior to APRN training)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team, handle a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to problem solve, troubleshoot and think critically
• Clinical skill is required for conducting brief and targeted assessments in integrated care settings to provide short-term psychotherapy interventions, health and behavior change and triage for appropriate level of care.
• Strong commitment to inter-professional, team-based care in psychiatry and both primary and specialty health settings.
• Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team
• Capacity for flexibility and adaptability in different work situations.
• Ability to work effectively on multiple tasks and maintain a well-organized work environment.

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Tax deferred annuity savings option plans (401k, 403B, 457)
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.

The CU Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the CU health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth and CHCO - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $757 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu.