Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP

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

📋 Description

• Evaluate patients’ mental and physical health based on their presenting symptoms and concerns.

• Identify psychiatric disorders and mental health issues.

• Differentiate between disorders rooted in physiological and psychological factors and make appropriate diagnoses.

• Provide individual psychotherapy for patients experiencing chronic or acute mental health issues.

• Request diagnostic tests such as EKGs, lab tests, and other necessary evaluations.

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

• Oversee medication usage, monitor side effects, and assess treatment outcomes.

• Assess patient behavior and their response to treatment.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to create, implement, and review treatment plans.

• Inform patients and their families about mental health disorders, treatment strategies, and medications.

• Effectively engage with challenging patients and manage de-escalation when required.

• Maintain documentation of medical and psychological histories, assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, and outcomes.

• Complete necessary administrative paperwork, including FMLA and other approved forms.

• Arrange and manage follow-up appointments and ongoing treatment requirements.

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

• Adhere to HIPAA regulations, 42 CFR Part 2, national standards of care, and internal policies.

• Utilize recommended references and seek clinical guidance from the Clinical Director and/or Medical Director as needed.

• Provide care for adolescent and adult patients, or across the lifespan, as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Currently possesses a Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner license (PMHNP).

• Experience in Addiction and Mental Health fields.

• Open to obtaining additional state licenses.

• Familiarity with Motivational Interviewing techniques.

• Willingness to collaborate with clients to help them achieve their goals.

• Required experience working with adults requiring general mental health support and/or severe mental illness (SMI) treatment.

• Experience and comfort in working with patients across various age groups (ages 13 and older).

• Knowledge of mental health diagnoses and/or dual diagnoses related to substance abuse.

• Proficiency in treatment planning.

• Ability to conduct and apply comprehensive assessments.

• Timely and high-quality documentation skills; experience with electronic health records (EHRs).

• Adaptable to technology, including telehealth platforms; comfortable with video consultations.

• Awareness of and compliance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 regulations.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship or work-eligibility assistance available.

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

• Proficiency in Spanish is preferred; additional language proficiency is a plus.

• Previous telehealth experience is preferred.

• Experience in the Community Mental Health sector is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• W2, full-time salaried position.

• Monday to Friday schedule; no on-call or weekend shifts required.

• Shift options: 9am-6pm ET, 10am-7pm ET, 11am-8pm ET.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance benefits.

• Vacation, holiday, and sick leave.

• Close collaboration and community with colleagues and supervisors.

• Liability insurance provided.

• Annual stipend for professional growth and educational opportunities.

• Additional compensation for providers fluent in Spanish.

• Brave Health covers all application and annual renewal fees for additional state licenses.