Full Job Description
Providence Alaska Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and board-certified Psychiatric nurse practitioner or physician assistant to join its team full-time. This role provides vital psychiatric services in an interdisciplinary setting as part of a substance use and co-occurring disorder treatment program. As such, you will be providing medication management services as well as mental health and substance use/misuse treatment to both adolescent and adult patients. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic behavioral health team that is dedicated to substance use/misuse remission and recovery throughout Anchorage. Enjoy meaningful work while enjoying an outstanding quality of life in the beautiful and welcoming state of Alaska.
- Full-time position
- Competitive compensation; comprehensive benefits
- Epic EMR
- Collegial environment
- PMHNP certification required
- 1 to 2 years of provider experience, preferably with substance use/misuse and/or mental health treatment experience; new graduates will be considered
Where You’ll Work
With 401 beds, more than 1,100 nurses and more than 800 doctors, Providence Alaska Medical Center is the largest and most comprehensive hospital in the state and the only one with a dedicated Children’s Hospital. A nationally recognized Level II trauma center, this hospital features heart and cancer centers, Alaska’s largest emergency department with LifeMed Alaska air ambulance transport, full diagnostic, rehabilitation and surgical services, and inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse recovery services for adults and children.
Where You’ll Live
Anchorage, with 285,000 residents, is a modern American city surrounded by spectacular scenery and endless outdoor recreation opportunities. Within city limits are hundreds of miles of trails for hiking, biking and skiing, a ski resort, golf courses, major dogsled race starts, and several peaks of the hugely popular Chugach Mountains. With shopping malls, world-class restaurants, brewpubs, two universities, a sports arena and a performing arts center, Anchorage blends city living with the wilderness of the great outdoors.
Who You’ll Work For
Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive health care organization spanning seven states with a universal mission – to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 119,000-plus caregivers/employees serve in 51 hospitals, more than 800 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: one name, one family, one extraordinary health system.
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Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran
Job ID Number: 25402