Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) - Community Clinic Psychiatric

Position Summary

We are seeking a psychiatric outpatient clinical APP [PMHNP or PA] to work under the supervision and in collaboration with a WashU Psychiatrist. As an APP at WashU, you’ll be a critical part of our clinical team, serving the mental healthcare needs of our clients. We offer telemedicine and in-person flexibility, a collegial work environment, newly designed and modern offices along with full administrative support. This role provides direct outpatient psychiatric care to patients for a minimum of 36 hours per 40 hour work week.

This job offers a generous base salary plus uncapped additional productivity-driven bonuses, exceptional employee benefits including 20 vacation days & 10 paid holidays a year, a 7-10% matching 403(b), dependent tuition and so much more!

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide direct outpatient psychiatric care to patients for a minimum of 36 hours per 40 hour work week.
• Focus on clinical care of patients with a wide range of psychiatric diagnoses.
• Evaluate, diagnose, and develop treatment plans for assigned patients.
• Prescribe and monitor medication.
• Provide referrals for additional treatment needs.
• Provide psychotherapy as needed.
• Document, monitor, and ensure accuracy and timeliness of patient medical records. Maintain all required reports, record, statistics, etc.
• Maintain a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with established clinic/hospital standards.
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Enhance professional growth and development through educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops.
• Will function and be supervised under a Collaborative Practice Agreement with a Physician.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Ability to travel to other locations.
• Normal office environment.
• Exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
• Exposure to chemicals.
• Requires protective devices.
• Dust, dirt, grease or other disagreeable elements.
• Patient care setting.
• Direct patient care setting.

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at desk or table.
• Typically standing or walking.
• Typically bending, crouching, stooping.
• Using tools requiring high dexterity.
• Occasional lifting (25 lbs or less).

Equipment

• Office equipment.
• Lab/research equipment.
• Clinical/diagnostic equipment.

Required Qualifications

Education: M.S.N. - Master Of Science In Nursing - Nurse Practitioner

Certifications/Professional Licenses: Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Certified Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications:

• APN licensure or ability to successfully obtain licensure within three months of date of hire.
• Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification, Board Certified or other APP certifications with the mental health experience we seek.
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certification.
• Basic Life Support certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirement).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year of diagnosis, evaluation, and medication management experience in an outpatient mental health setting is highly preferred.
• Children, adolescents, and adult outpatient mental health experience.
• Any additional outpatient mental health experience is a plus.
• Illinois APN licensure is a plus.
• Empathy, communication, active listening, problem solving, ethical, and the ability to work with diverse populations.

Salary Range

$93,300.00 - $167,800.00 / Annually

Scheduled Hours

40

Grade

S31