Adult Psychiatry Fellow APP (October 2026)

The Denver Health APP Post-graduate Fellowship in Behavioral Health will provide an intense, well-rounded, 12 months of clinical and didactic training to facilitate a successful career as a behavioral health APP. Fellows will engage in core training in behavioral health to achieve the fellowship’s mission to develop APPs with expertise in the clinical care of patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders. Upon completion of this program, APP fellows will have the knowledge and skills necessary to make them successful practitioners of behavioral health in a variety of clinical settings, and PAs will be prepared to apply for the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Psychiatry Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ). NPs are required to be board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a PMHNP. Curriculum Experience & Objectives Inter-professional faculty designed an evidence-based curriculum for APPs who successfully completed an accredited physician assistant program or an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program. Behavioral health APP fellows will rotate through four core training areas, for three months in each rotation; -Inpatient psychiatry (including Adult and Child/Adolescent Inpatient, Psych Consultation-Liaison (C-L) and Addiction C-L services) -Psychiatric Emergency Services -Corrections -Outpatient Behavioral Health In addition to rotational experience, APP fellows will engage in weekly seminars, case conferences, faculty meetings, and grand rounds. They will participate in journal club meetings in coordination with the didactic schedule and will have one half-day per week dedicated to developing an academic project related to advocacy, community engagement, quality improvement, or scholarly work.  Requirements & Eligibility Criteria for admission include demonstration of empathy, compassion, and excellence in medicine. The fellowship values a diverse workforce.

Admission Requirements

Important Dates

• Application deadlines are four months prior to the start date.

Please Submit:

Application Documents

• Current Curriculum Vitae

• Three professional letters of recommendation

• Personal Statement

Physician Assistant Eligibility/ Requirements:

• Graduation from an approved Physician Assistant Training Program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC- PA)
• Official transcript from the PA program
• Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (PANCE)
• Colorado license will be required prior to start date
• DEA license must be obtained within 90 days of starting the program

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Eligibility/Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program that is accredited by a nationally recognized organization, such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and/or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
• Official transcript from the NP program.
• PMHNP Certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• Colorado license will be required prior to start date
• DEA license must be obtained within 90 days of starting the program

Location

Denver, CO

Shift

Work Type
Full time

Pay Range

$75,000/yr.

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 18 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison and Safety, a Public Health department, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health is committed to provide equal treatment and equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. As an EOE, Denver Health does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.