Summary:
Rogers Behavioral Health is a not-for-profit behavioral health system with a long history. For over 100 years we have been providing top quality psychiatric services to our patients and performing cutting edge research and are one of the leading healthcare providers in our field. RBH offers adults, as well as child and adolescent patients in our communities, the ability to receive care at multiple level of services including: inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient services. The three primary hospitals are located in Wisconsin, and numerous clinics spread from coast to coast in Wisconsin and 9 other states, including California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington. In this role, with the support of the collaborating physician, the provider will serve as a team leader in our patient care model, which is based on a multi-faceted treatment team methodology. AHP's have the opportunity to work in one or more levels of care, in both a live and virtual environments, as well as support patient admissions, protocol development, quality assurance and peer review evaluations.
PRN Roles: PRN physicians may include either those individuals who are working elsewhere in the community and have an interest in supporting RBH on the weekends or as part-time coverage.
Services:
Attend Patients at the Site and via Telehealth: The AHP will be expected to attend patients and assist with patient coverage at the locations assigned by Employer (the "Site(s)"). In addition, AHP may be expected to cover additional locations or "Sites", as assigned by Employer. The AHP will accept referrals from medical AHPs, psychiatrists, in all areas and counties surrounding Site referrals, to attend their patients on the unit, and upon patient discharge the AHP will refer the patient to the referring AHP for outpatient care, unless the patient expresses another preference, or the AHP determines that this is not in the best medical interests of the patient. The AHP will be responsible for providing written and verbal discharge summaries to all referring AHPs. Notwithstanding the forgoing, Employer does not guarantee any minimum or maximum number of patients at any one time.
As a Per Diem AHP, AHP may be scheduled to work the following types of coverage or shifts:
- A weekday or weekend 24-hour call coverage service
- A weekday or weekend evening-only call coverage service running from 5pm to 8am the next morning
- Acting as an attending AHP with in-person patient care on assigned unit and location on either weekdays or weekends.
- Providing telehealth support meeting real-time with patients on assigned units or locations on either weekdays or weekends.
Employer shall provide reasonable advance notice to AHP of scheduling assignments or any changes to an existing schedule.
Additionally, in providing AHPs Services in the shifts describes above the AHP will perform the following:
- Attend assigned patients depending on AHP's specific educational qualifications in Rogers programs to which AHP is assigned. These programs may include the following levels of care either in person or via telehealth:
- inpatient
- residential
- partial hospitalization program (PHP)
- intensive outpatient programs (IOP).
- outpatient services including individual counseling, patient assessments, and medication
- evaluations.
- 1:1 therapy, medication management sessions with patients.
- Weekly (or more often) staffing of patients.
- Lead and sign a treatment plan for each patient.
- Family education/therapy, as clinically indicated.
- Attend unit meetings, status report as appropriate.
Medical Activities: The AHP shall perform all medical functions necessary to ensure the delivery of high-quality treatment for psychiatric disorders for patients at the Sites, including, but not limited to:
- Conducting a psychiatric assessment of each patient within timeline defined by Hospital policy.
- When applicable, conducting rounds for patients per Hospital policy, and as assigned to AHP.
- Completing and signing discharge summaries timely, as defined by Hospital policy.
- When applicable, completing emergency detentions of patients when conditions exist for taking an individual into custody under applicable state law, including filing statements concerning appropriateness of a patient for emergency detention and attending any required court proceedings or meeting standards around the duty to warn by calling the appropriate authorities to complete emergency detention.
- Participate in quality assurance activities.
- Medication education with nursing staff.
- Inservice treatment team, as needed.
- Attend the Medical Staff meeting and the Medical Staff Executive Committee meeting.
Payor Relations: The AHP will assist the Site in its contracting with payors for mental health services. The AHP will also assist in developing and maintaining positive working relationships with all contracted payors. The AHP will assist in the review of all denials of service from all payors that are deemed for medical reasons.
- Interface with referring parties, the psychiatrist, family practice and/or pediatrician, to coordinate care, aftercare. Market Employer as appropriate, to include off-site meetings and marketing activities.
- Review potential admissions, pending cases, and declined admissions, as needed, to assure Employer policy execution and compliance with EMTALA.
Advocate: In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, the AHP needs to be an advocate for the Sites. Advocacy is both an informal activity and a formal activity. It is expected that the AHP will provide support, information, education and services when appropriate opportunities present themselves. The AHP must be committed to assisting the Site in becoming highly visible and respected for the contributions it does and can make to quality patient care.
- Participate in and support Employer's quality assurance and performance improvement activities and meetings.
- Take an active role in identifying new program development opportunities for patient care services and Employer.
- Participate in community education of behavioral health issues, as requested by Employer.
Communicate professionally and accurately.
- Refer to and work with other departments and agencies as needed and according to departmental policies.
- Report pertinent data to the attending provider and others on the team, verbally or in writing as necessary, and prioritize effectively and consistently in situations requiring immediate attention versus postponement.
- Immediately communicate difficult problems with referents, patients, family members/significant others and co-workers.
- Develop and maintain relationships with medical staff and other providers across RBH for ongoing re-review or other case communication.
Additional Job Description:
Physical/Mental Demands:
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to resolve conflict. Ability to use initiative and judgement to organize, plan activities, formulate policies, delegate responsibility and make decisions affecting diagnosis and treatment of patients. Must be able to relate to people in a manner to win their confidence and establish rapport. Must be flexible to adjust to changing conditions, programs and various details of the position. Verbal and hearing ability required to interact with patients and employees. Numerical ability required to maintain records and operation a computer. Must be able to read and communicate through written, verbal and auditory skills and abilities. Position requires walking, sitting and standing. Work is performed inside the building and is physically light. Lifting is moderate; must be capable of lifting a minimum of 20 pounds. Reaching, handling, grasping and manual dexterity are necessary to operate various office equipment. Physically/Mentally able to perform job duties as verified by a physical exam by a licensed AHP, per post-employment Physical
Education/Training Requirements:
Be licensed in the state as an Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Board-eligible AHP. Board certification preferred Graduate of an accredited college or university Successful completion of required practical training as required by graduating educational institution and licensing body in the areas of psychiatry. Two or more years experience working as a provider in another licensed hospital or clinic, preferred Leadership and/ or supervisory experience in a behavioral health organization is preferred. Experience with process improvement implementation preferred.
Nurse Practitioner - Cert
With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a Total Rewards package of benefits, including:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee share program
- Life/disability insurance
- Flex spending accounts
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health and wellness program
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Rogers Behavioral Health. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please visit Transparency in Coverage (uhc.com)
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Rogers Behavioral Health
vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), retirement plan
Aug 13, 2025