Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practicioner Opportunity:

The Ridge Behavioral Health System is seeking an experienced Psychiatric Nurse Practicioner for inpatient and outpatient services.

Mental Illness is more prevalent than ever after all we have endured in 2020. As the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Central Kentucky area, we are here to help. Please join our team as we expand our services to meet the needs of our community.

The Ridge Behavioral Health System is a 110-bed hospital located in the heart of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY. The Ridge provides psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. The Ridge offers Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Individual Counseling, as well as Medication Management for all ages. We have provided behavioral health services to over 92 Kentucky counties for more than 39 years.

What We Offer You

Attributes Of a Successful Employee

Qualifications

We train you to be the best, but there are a few minimum requirements for this position:

Education

Experience

Certifications/Licensure

Skills

We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team as we set out to be the provider of choice for psychiatric care

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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