The Department of Psychiatry at Iowa Health Care is now accepting applications on a rolling basis for a 1-year Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship in the University of Iowa Addiction and Recovery Collaborative (UI ARC). This program aims to increase the number of addiction medicine specialty-trained nurse practitioners and physician assistants, addressing the growing demand for behavioral health care services in underserved communities. Our goal is to train health professionals to deliver high-quality, integrated mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
This fellowship preferably runs from July until June of each year, but off-cycle applications and admissions are accepted. APP fellows are trained within a multidisciplinary team on inpatient and outpatient services alongside physician fellows in addiction medicine.
Fellowship Overview
During this one-year, full-time fellowship, the Advanced Practice Provider Fellow will gain expertise in:
- Managing substance intoxication and withdrawal.
- Medications for addiction treatment (MAT).
- Motivational enhancement therapy.
- Managing co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions.
- Harm reduction strategies.
- Counseling principles to support recovery.
Curriculum
The fellowship curriculum consists of 13 consecutive 4-week blocks, including the following clinical experiences:
- Iowa Health Care clinics including the MAT Clinic, MAT Walk-In Clinic, MAT Mobile Clinic, Supporting Opportunities and Achievements in Recovery (SOAR) Clinic in OB/GYN
- Iowa Health Care inpatient services, including the Addiction Medicine Consult Service and the Psychiatry Consult Service.
- Iowa Health Care Dual Partial Hospitalization Program.
- Community sites, including the Abbe Community Mental Health Clinic, Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC), and the Heart of Iowa.
- 2 blocks of elective rotations (e.g. toxicology, infectious diseases, crisis stabilization unit, inpatient psychiatry, child/adolescent psychiatry, dual diagnosis partial hospitalization program, or propose a new elective rotation).
- Weekly Iowa Health Care MAT Continuity Clinic at UI Health Care.
- Longitudinal leadership curriculum.
- Longitudinal quality improvement curriculum.
Responsibilities
- Conducting diagnostic evaluations.
- Providing therapeutic recommendations and developing treatment plans.
- Prescribing pharmacologic treatments.
- Act as a patient advocate.
- Participate in a quality improvement project.
Benefits
- Paid stipend of $100,000 annually.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Funded attendance at national and regional addiction medicine conferences.
- Financial support for approved educational resources such as books.
Education, Licensing, and Certification Requirements
ARNPs
- A master’s degree is required. A master’s degree in nursing is preferred. If master’s degree is in a related field, a Baccalaureate degree in nursing is required.
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required.
- Licensure as ARNP in state of Iowa is required by start date.
Physician Assistants
- Must comply with registration and licensure requirements as specified by the Iowa Board of
Physician Assistant Examiners which include graduation from an accredited PA educational program and/or certification by the NCCPA.
Application Process
- To be considered, applicants must email a letter of interest and resume (relevant to this recruitment).
- 3-5 professional references who will be contacted during the recruitment process..
- Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
- Email resume and letter of interest and reference this recruitment.
