Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
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Job Description
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner providing remote diagnosis, psychotherapy, and medication management. Brave Health expands technology-enabled mental health access for underserved patients.
Responsibilities:
- Provide care to adolescent and adult patients, or across the lifespan, as assigned
- 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 and lab work as needed
- Prescribe psychotropic medications, including controlled substances, and educate patients on risks, benefits, and side effects
- Monitor medication usage, side effects, and treatment results
- Evaluate patient behavior and response to treatment
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans
- Educate patients and families 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 Brave-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
- Consult recommended references and the Clinical Director and/or Medical Director for clinical guidance
- Work effectively with difficult patients and verbally deescalate when necessary
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
- Must have experience working with adults in need of general mental health and/or severe mental illness (SMI) treatment
- Must have 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
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










