Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – PMHNP

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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner delivering remote psychiatric care for Brave Health’s technology-enabled mental health services. Diagnosing conditions, providing psychotherapy, prescribing medications, and coordinating treatment.

Responsibilities:

  • Assess patients’ mental and physical status based on presenting symptoms and complaints
  • Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions
  • Distinguish between physiologically- and psychologically-based disorders and diagnose appropriately
  • Conduct individual psychotherapy for patients with chronic or acute mental disorders
  • Order diagnostic testing such as EKGs, lab work, and other testing as needed
  • Prescribe psychotropic medications, including controlled substances
  • Educate patients on medication risks, benefits, and side effects
  • Monitor medication usage, side effects, and results
  • Evaluate patient behavior and treatment response to assess intervention effectiveness
  • Verbally deescalate difficult patients when necessary
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans
  • Educate patients and family members about mental health conditions, treatment plans, and medications
  • Document medical and psychological histories, assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, and outcomes
  • Complete administrative patient-care documentation, including FMLA and other approved forms
  • Schedule and coordinate follow-up appointments and ongoing treatment needs
  • Complete patient visits and accurate documentation in the EHR
  • Practice in compliance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, national standards of care, and internal policies
  • Use recommended references and consult with the Clinical Director and/or Medical Director for clinical guidance
  • Provide care to adolescent and adult patients, or across the lifespan, as assigned

Requirements:

  • 2 years experience practicing as a Nurse Practitioner
  • Currently holds a Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner license (PMHNP)
  • Experience in Addiction and Mental Health
  • Open to obtaining additional state licensures
  • Motivational Interviewing experience
  • Willingness to work in partnership with the client to achieve goals
  • Experience working with adults in need of general mental health and/or severe mental illness (SMI) treatment
  • Experience and comfort working with patients across the lifespan (ages 13yrs+)
  • Knowledge of mental health diagnoses and/or substance abuse dual-diagnoses
  • Treatment planning
  • Ability to conduct and utilize comprehensive assessments
  • Timely and quality documentation; experience with EHRs
  • Adaptable to technology including telehealth software; comfortable with video communication
  • Awareness of and compliance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2
  • Eligibility to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship or assistance with work eligibility
  • For clinicians holding a Florida or New York license, an active DEA registration is required and must be obtained and maintained by the clinician
  • Spanish-speaking proficiency and other languages are a plus (preferred)
  • Previous telehealth experience (preferred)
  • Previous experience within the Community Mental Health sector (preferred)

Benefits:

  • W2, Full-time salaried position
  • Monday - Friday schedule; No on-call or weekend shifts
  • Shifts available: 9am-6pm ET, 10am-7pm ET, 11am-8pm ET
  • Health, Dental, Vision Insurance benefits
  • Vacation, Holiday and Sick time
  • Close collaboration and community with peers and supervisors
  • Liability insurance is provided
  • Annual stipend for growth & education opportunities
  • Additional compensation offered to providers that are fluent in Spanish
  • Brave Health will cover all application and annual renewal fees for additional state licenses