Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Overview

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, you’ll assess mental health needs, develop treatment plans, and provide thoughtful, evidence-informed care. You’ll partner with patients and healthcare professionals to support well-being across appropriate care settings.

Your impact

Timely assessment and coordinated treatment help patients and their care teams make informed decisions and maintain continuity of care.

Duties

• Conduct patient intake, interviews, physical examinations, and diagnostic evaluations; document findings in electronic health record (EHR) or electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
• Diagnose behavioral health conditions and prescribe or administer medications in accordance with applicable regulations and collaborative practice agreements.
• Apply psychiatry and psychopharmacology knowledge to create and monitor individualized care plans; provide health coaching and clear client communication.
• Coordinate referrals, case management, discharge planning, and follow-up with healthcare professionals; protect patient privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Support telehealth and in-person care, using triage and medical documentation practices appropriate to the setting.

Experience

• Required: Current nurse practitioner credentials and authorization to practice as an advanced practice provider; ability to meet applicable prescribing and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requirements.
• Preferred: Psychiatry, behavioral health, primary care, outpatient, inpatient, hospital, emergency medicine, acute care, geriatrics, pediatrics, or senior care experience.
• Familiarity with Epic, Athenahealth, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, or other EMR/EHR systems; medical records, ICD-10 coding, and CPT coding.
• Additional relevant experience may include clinical research, hospice and palliative medicine, nursing home or assisted living care, memory care, developmental disabilities, or working with children.
• Knowledge of patient assessment, anatomy, physiology, medication administration, infection control, and basic life support is valued.

Pay: $109,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person