Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Deliver care to adolescent and adult patients, or throughout the lifespan, as assigned.

• Evaluate patients’ mental and physical conditions based on presenting symptoms and complaints.

• Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health issues.

• Differentiate between physiologically and psychologically based disorders and make appropriate diagnoses.

• Provide individual psychotherapy for patients with chronic or acute mental disorders.

• Order diagnostic tests, including EKGs and laboratory work.

• Prescribe psychotropic medications, including controlled substances, while educating patients about risks, benefits, and side effects.

• Monitor medication usage, side effects, and treatment outcomes.

• Assess patient behavior and responses to treatment.

• Verbally de-escalate challenging patients when necessary.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to design, implement, and assess treatment plans.

• Educate patients and their families on mental health conditions, treatment plans, and medications.

• Document medical and psychological histories, physical assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, and outcomes.

• Complete administrative documentation, including FMLA and other approved forms.

• Schedule and manage follow-up appointments and ongoing treatment needs.

• Conduct patient visits and ensure accurate documentation in the EHR.

• Adhere to 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 as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.

• Must currently hold a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner license (PMHNP).

• Experience in addiction and mental health is essential.

• Willingness to obtain additional state licensures.

• Experience in Motivational Interviewing.

• Experience working with adults requiring general mental health and/or severe mental illness treatment.

• Experience and comfort in working with patients across the lifespan (ages 13 and older).

• Familiarity with mental health diagnoses and/or dual diagnoses related to substance abuse.

• Experience in treatment planning.

• Ability to conduct and apply comprehensive assessments.

• Timely, high-quality documentation skills and experience with EHR systems.

• Adaptability 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 without requiring visa sponsorship or renewal.

• For clinicians with a Florida or New York license, an active DEA registration is necessary and must be obtained and maintained by the clinician.

• Proficiency in Spanish is preferred; knowledge of other languages is a plus.

• Previous telehealth experience is a plus.

• Experience in the Community Mental Health sector is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time salaried position (W2).

• Monday–Friday schedule without on-call or weekend shifts.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance benefits.

• Vacation, holiday, and sick leave.

• Liability insurance coverage provided.

• Annual stipend for growth and educational opportunities.

• Additional compensation for providers who are fluent in Spanish.

• Brave Health will cover application and annual renewal fees for additional state licenses.