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Role Description

Our Nurse Practitioner (NP) plays a critical role in assessing patients' mental and physical health based on symptoms and complaints. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate treatment plans, which may include:

• Conducting individual psychotherapy
• Diagnosing psychiatric disorders
• Prescribing medications
• Ordering diagnostic tests
• Monitoring patients’ medication use and side effects
• Educating patients and families about mental health conditions and treatment options

They must maintain accurate documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) while adhering to HIPAA, state regulations, and national standards of care.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience practicing as a Nurse Practitioner
• Currently holds a Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner license (PMHNP) in New York and Illinois
• 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
• For clinicians holding a Florida or New York license, an active DEA registration is required and must be obtained and maintained by the clinician

Requirements

• Spanish-speaking, proficiency in other languages a plus
• Previous telehealth experience
• Previous experience within the Community Mental Health sector

Benefits

• W2, Full-time salaried position
• Monday - Friday schedule; No on-call or weekend shifts
• Shifts available: 8am-5pm CT, 9am-6pm CT, 10am-7pm CT
• 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