Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Full-Time | $150,000 starting and commensurate with experience | Hybrid Flexibility | Four-Day Workweek Option

Location: Baltimore County, Maryland

Employment Type: Full-Time, W-2

Organization: Nonprofit, Joint Commission-Accredited Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (OMHC)

Make a Meaningful Difference in Community Mental Health

We are a nonprofit, Joint Commission-accredited Outpatient Mental Health Clinic seeking an experienced, compassionate, and dedicated Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our close-knit clinical team.

We provide psychiatric care to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults through Maryland's Public Behavioral Health System, serving individuals with diverse backgrounds, diagnoses, and often complex clinical and psychosocial needs.

We believe that every individual deserves exceptional, compassionate, and accessible mental health care, regardless of their circumstances.

We are looking for more than a skilled prescriber. We are seeking someone who genuinely enjoys community mental health, approaches patients without judgment, takes pride in providing outstanding care, and values being part of a supportive, collaborative team.

The Opportunity

This position is ideal for an experienced PMHNP who enjoys direct patient care, is confident practicing independently within their authorized scope, and thrives in a busy outpatient environment.

Candidates must have experience evaluating, diagnosing, and providing psychiatric medication management to patients across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.

Our ideal candidate combines clinical expertise with compassion, efficiency, dependability, and sound professional judgment. They understand that excellent psychiatric care extends beyond scheduled appointments and includes timely follow-through on medication refills, prior authorizations, patient communications, and other clinical responsibilities.

We especially value practitioners who demonstrate initiative, accountability, professional maturity, and a commitment to clinical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management for patients across the lifespan.
• Independently manage a diverse outpatient psychiatric caseload.
• Provide evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and nonjudgmental care.
• Manage prescription refills, medication prior authorizations, patient calls, and other clinical needs promptly and reliably.
• Maintain thorough, accurate, and timely clinical documentation.
• Collaborate with therapists, clinical leadership, administrative staff, and other providers to ensure coordinated care.
• Exercise sound clinical judgment in managing complex psychiatric presentations and patient safety concerns.
• Participate in clinical consultation, care coordination, and quality improvement activities.

Who We're Looking For

A genuine passion for community mental health.

You find meaning in serving individuals within the public behavioral health system and approach every patient with dignity, empathy, patience, and respect.

Strong clinical experience across the lifespan.

You are comfortable and experienced treating children, adolescents, adults, and older adults, including individuals with complex psychiatric needs.

Clinical confidence and independence.

You possess strong assessment, diagnostic, and psychopharmacology skills and exercise thoughtful, independent clinical judgment.

Organization, efficiency, and dependability.

You can manage a busy clinical schedule while consistently addressing documentation, refills, prior authorizations, and patient communications.

Accountability and initiative.

You take ownership of your responsibilities, follow through on patient needs, and maintain high professional standards.

A collaborative, team-oriented approach.

You communicate respectfully, support your colleagues, and value being part of a close-knit team committed to exceptional patient care.

Schedule & Flexibility

We recognize that excellent psychiatric care requires time for both direct patient appointments and the clinical responsibilities that support continuity of care.

• Full-time, 40-hour workweek

, with the potential for a four-day schedule.

• Hybrid flexibility

, combining onsite care with telehealth.

• Minimum of

2–3 onsite days per week

.

• 1–2 evenings per week until 7:00 PM

.

• Approximately

35 hours of scheduled patient appointments

and

5 hours of dedicated clinical administrative time

weekly.

• No double-booking of patient appointments.
• Cancellations and no-shows provide additional time for documentation, prescription refills, prior authorizations, patient communications, and other clinical responsibilities.

A Supportive, Team-Oriented Environment

We believe exceptional patient care is a team effort.

Our dedicated administrative staff assists with patient check-in, scheduling, copayment collection, answering and routing calls, and coordinating follow-up appointments. We also manage insurance credentialing and provider enrollment.

Our team members genuinely support one another and are committed to helping wherever possible within their respective roles.

This collaborative environment allows our psychiatric providers to focus on delivering excellent clinical care while maintaining responsibility for the clinical needs of their patients.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master's or doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Current Maryland licensure and authorization to practice as a PMHNP, or eligibility to obtain required credentials before employment.
• National certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC).
• Appropriate prescriptive authority, including DEA and Maryland controlled dangerous substances registration, as applicable.
• Demonstrated experience providing psychiatric evaluations and medication management to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
• Experience independently managing an outpatient psychiatric caseload.
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, psychopharmacology, organizational, and communication skills.
• Commitment to compassionate, responsive, high-quality patient care.

Preferred:

• Significant experience in outpatient psychiatry or community mental health.
• Experience serving individuals within Maryland's Public Behavioral Health System.
• Experience managing complex psychiatric conditions and co-occurring disorders.
• Demonstrated initiative, professionalism, sound judgment, and clinical leadership potential.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package and a supportive professional environment.

• Annual salary: $150,000 starting

, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

• Full-time W-2 employment.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
• Employer-sponsored health insurance with a monthly employer contribution.
• 401(k) retirement plan (currently without employer match).
• Company-provided continuing education opportunities (CEUs).
• Potential four-day workweek and hybrid scheduling.
• Dedicated clinical administrative time.
• Established administrative support and organization-managed insurance credentialing.

Why Join Us?

We are a mission-driven nonprofit where compassion, clinical excellence, integrity, and teamwork guide everything we do.

You will join a close-knit group of dedicated professionals who genuinely care about their patients, support one another, and take pride in providing exceptional mental health services.

• We value clinical judgment, professio