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Responsibilities

Mesilla Valley Hospital (UHS facility) is a free-standing psychiatric hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico that provides mental health and drug & alcohol addiction services for adolescents, adults, and seniors. Mesilla Valley Hospital has been in operation since 1987, serving those in need of treatment for a variety of psychiatric and substance abuse issues. Mesilla Valley Hospital is a 120-bed facility, providing access to quality behavioral healthcare and substance abuse treatment to residents of New Mexico, West Texas and Arizona.

Mesilla Valley Hosptial is currently seeking a Nurse Practioner to assist with patient evaluation.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the attending Physician, the ideal candidate: performs psychiatric assessments for individuals under his/her care; adheres to documentation requirements as per hospital P/Ps and medical bylaws; provides individual therapy, family therapy and/or medication management as per hospital bylaws for patients under his/her care; participates and assumes leadership role during the interdisciplinary master treatment team meetings and directs the individualized patient treatment plan.; appropriately requests consultation when indicated; provides psychiatric consultations when requested.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

MSN, or DNP is required. Licensed as a Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in the state of New Mexico. Prior experience in hospital based psychiatric practice and outpatient psychiatric practice preferred. Must maintain active status with medical staff.

SKILLS

Strong clinical assessment skills and knowledge of crisis intervention procedures. Knowledge of family and group therapy techniques.

ABOUT UHS

UHS is a registered trademark of UHS of Delaware, Inc., the management company for Universal Health Services, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Universal Health Services, Inc. is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. All healthcare and management operations are conducted by subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. To the extent any reference to "UHS or UHS facilities" on this website including any statements, articles or other publications contained herein relates to our healthcare or management operations it is referring to Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Further, the terms "we," "us," "our" or "the company" in such context similarly refer to the operations of Universal Health Services' subsidiaries including UHS of Delaware. Any employment referenced in this website is not with Universal Health Services, Inc. but solely with one of its subsidiaries including but not limited to UHS of Delaware, Inc.

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EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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