Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP

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

📋 Description

• Deliver care to adolescent and adult patients, or across the lifespan, as designated

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

• Identify psychiatric disorders and mental health issues

• Differentiate between physiologically- and psychologically-based disorders and diagnose accurately

• Provide individual psychotherapy for chronic or acute mental health disorders

• Request diagnostic tests such as EKGs and lab work as required

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

• Monitor medication utilization, side effects, and outcomes

• Assess patient behavior and their response to treatment

• Effectively manage challenging patients and de-escalate verbally when necessary

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

• Educate patients and their families about mental health issues, treatment strategies, and medications

• Record medical and psychological histories, physical evaluations, diagnoses, treatment strategies, prescriptions, and outcomes

• Complete administrative documentation, including FMLA and other approved forms

• Arrange and coordinate follow-up appointments and ongoing treatment requirements

• Conduct patient visits and ensure accurate documentation in the EHR

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

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

⛳️ Requirements

• 2 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner

• Current Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner license (PMHNP)

• Experience in Addiction and Mental Health

• Willingness to obtain additional state licenses

• Experience in Motivational Interviewing

• Commitment to partnering with clients to achieve their goals

• Must have experience working with adults requiring general mental health and/or severe mental illness (SMI) treatment

• Must have experience and comfort in working with patients across the lifespan (ages 13yrs+)

• Knowledge of mental health diagnoses and/or substance abuse dual-diagnoses

• Skills in treatment planning

• Ability to conduct and apply comprehensive assessments

• Timely and high-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 licensed in Florida or New York, an active DEA registration is necessary and must be obtained and maintained by the clinician

🏝️ Benefits

• W2, Full-time salaried position

• Monday - Friday work schedule; No on-call or weekend shifts

• Available shifts: 9am-6pm ET, 10am-7pm ET, 11am-8pm ET

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance benefits

• Vacation, Holiday, and Sick time

• Strong collaboration and community with peers and supervisors

• Liability insurance is provided

• Annual stipend for professional growth & educational opportunities

• Additional compensation offered to providers fluent in Spanish

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