Behavioral Health APP- Geriatric Outpatient
About the Role
The Geriatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides advanced practice psychiatric care to older adults experiencing mental health conditions, cognitive disorders, and behavioral disturbances. The practitioner conducts comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, develops and manages individualized treatment plans, prescribes psychotropic medications, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and quality of life.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for older adults.
- Develop and manage individualized treatment plans.
- Prescribe psychotropic medications.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and quality of life.
Requirements
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
- Certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) by the ANCC.
- Certification as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC) preferred.
- Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in the state of practice.
- Prescriptive authority and DEA registration (or eligibility).
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of experience providing psychiatric care; geriatric psychiatry experience strongly preferred.
- Experience in settings such as inpatient psychiatry, skilled nursing, assisted living, or outpatient geriatric programs is highly desirable.
About the Location
For more than 20 years, health care consumers have named Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville the "most preferred healthcare provider" in the region. As the central hub of the Baptist Health system, Baptist Jacksonville provides the highest level of medical and surgical care using the latest technologies, such as the robotic-assisted da Vinci™ Surgical System.
Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is Baptist Health's flagship tertiary-care hospital. Designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in patient care, it has repeatedly been named among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" and ranked as high performing in more than 10 specialties, including neurology, neurosurgery, gynecology, diabetes, endocrinology, and oncology.
Baptist Health also features a new Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, serving as a regional epicenter for advanced treatment of strokes, aneurysms, and other brain conditions. As one of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is located close to sports, theater, music venues, museums, shopping, and dining.
Primary Location: Downtown - Reid Building