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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA) - BH Ambulatory Clinic - FT (Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 5:00pm)101 Truman Medical Center
UH Behavioral HealthKansas City, Missouri
Adult Counseling and Medication Clinic UHTMC
Full time
8:00AM - 5:00PM
40
We are open to accepting applications for both APRN's and PA's for our opening.
We’re looking for a compassionate and skilled Psychiatric Physician Assistant (PA) to join our behavioral health team. In this role, you'll work alongside physicians to deliver direct care to patients with serious and persistent mental illnesses. You’ll assess, diagnose, treat, and educate patients, helping them manage both their mental and physical health.
What You’ll Do:
Provide high-quality care to individuals with behavioral health needs
Take health histories, perform psychiatric and physical exams, and develop care plans
Prescribe medications in line with Missouri regulations and supervising physician guidelines
Collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals
Ensure accurate documentation of all patient interactions and care provided
Support ongoing improvements in care quality, efficiency, and patient safety
Act as a friendly and respectful representative of our team to patients and families
Stay up to date on industry standards, best practices, and compliance requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
A degree from an accredited PA program
Completion of a 1-year Psychiatry PA residency (or equivalent experience)
National PA Certification (NCCPA)
Psychiatry specialty certification
Missouri PA licensure
A passion for continuous learning and professional development
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As an APRN, you’ll deliver expert, compassionate care to individuals with serious and persistent mental illnesses. Working closely with physicians and a collaborative care team, you’ll assess patients, diagnose conditions, create treatment plans, and provide both physical and psychiatric care. This role also includes occasional on-call duties and coverage beyond your primary area when needed. You’ll bring advanced skills in mental health, health promotion, patient education, and medical management—making a meaningful impact every day.
Qualifications & Skills
Master’s in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited program
Active RN license in Missouri and Nurse Practitioner certification
Specialty certification (as required by Missouri Board of Nursing)
Active Collaborative Practice Agreement
Current BCLS (Basic Life Support) certification
3–5 years of clinical experience (preferably in mental health or primary care)
Strong clinical judgment and diagnostic skills
Leadership ability and team-oriented mindset
Excellent communication skills across diverse populations
Commitment to working with individuals experiencing serious mental illness
Ability to manage challenging patient behavior with empathy and professionalism
Aligned with TMC’s mission and values
University Health (UH) has all the things you expect from a great health system. With two acute care academic hospital locations, the largest, most comprehensive behavioral health program in the area, a long-term care facility and multiple primary care practices, UH provides the highest quality care – from routine screenings to the most complicated cases. We are the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, so our doctors are academic specialists who teach tomorrow’s doctors the very latest updates.
University Health Truman Medical Center, our downtown campus, is one of the busiest Level One Trauma Center in the city. Providers offer the full range of services with specialties in chronic disease management, high risk pregnancy and sleep disorders along with the state-of-the art Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center.
University Health 1, located at 2101 Charlotte Street is an outpatient care and day-surgery center, with sixteen clinics including Sabates Eye Center, Plastic Surgery, Hernia repair and Medical Imaging with Siemens 3D Mammography.
At University Health 2, 2211 Charlotte St, providers offer Primary and Women's Care.
In eastern Jackson County, University Health Lakewood Medical Center sits on 300 acres of beautiful wooded grounds. We are a community hospital providing the continuum of care— from emergency medicine to a nationally-certified orthopaedic joint replacement program — as well as The Family Birthplace, We have several family medical care centers and a radiology center, Medical Imaging Eastland, that provides the latest in technology and specialized breast cancer care.
Mission
University Health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.
