Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Community First Solutions is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment team. In this role, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, providing psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and MAT services in collaboration with a staff psychiatrist. This is primarily an office-based position, with the potential for up to one remote telehealth day per week once caseload and workflow support that flexibility. This is not a siloed role. As our PMHNP, you will actively engage in diagnostic assessments, medication oversight, recovery-focused care, and client education, helping individuals with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders stabilize and move forward.

Why You'll Love Us

• Mission-Driven Culture – At Community First Solutions, people come first—always. We are committed to accessible, ethical, and compassionate care for the communities we serve.
• Flexible Scheduling Options – Opportunities available for FT, PT, or PRN, with flexibility around days worked to support work-life balance.
• Collaborative Care Model – Work closely with psychiatrists, therapists, nurses, and case managers in a supportive, team-based environment.
• Clinical Variety & Impact – Engage in outpatient psychiatry, MAT services (Suboxone, Vivitrol), and ambulatory detox support.
• Professional Respect & Support – Strong leadership, clinical autonomy, and a culture that values your expertise.

Why We'll Love You

• You are a Master's-level, board-certified Nurse Practitioner with active, unrestricted NP licensure.
• You hold the required specialty credentials - Specialty: Psychiatric; Focus: Psychiatric–Mental Health
• You bring experience or strong interest in serving individuals with mental health and substance use disorders, including dual-diagnosis populations.
• You are comfortable providing medication management and MAT services, including Suboxone and Vivitrol, and are willing to work with Ambulatory Detox programs.
• You are open to providing telehealth services as part of your practice when caseload supports it.
• You demonstrate strong skills in assessment, diagnosis, documentation, crisis management, and time management.
• You collaborate effectively with psychiatrists and interdisciplinary teams while maintaining high standards of care and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide med-somatic services to clients
• Assist in the evaluation of clients symptoms to justify diagnosis
• Evaluation of client's mental status
• Provide MAT services such as Suboxone and Vivitrol
• Willingness to work with Ambulatory Detox program
• Must be able and willing to provide telehealth services
• Adhere to agency guidelines regarding productivity expectations and documentation standards
• Review and sign treatment plans
• Provide educational material to clients, family members, and staff
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of psychiatric history
• Collaborate with psychiatrist in the development, revision, maintenance and supervision of psychopharmacologic medication and treatment, medication policies and procedures including transcribing, administering, evaluating and recording psychotropic medication prescribed
• Communicate and consult with attending psychiatrist
• Completes documentation in accordance with agency standards
• Submit written reports and oral testimony and presentation of opinion in commitment and other legal proceedings when requested
• Performs other related duties as assigned and appropriate for the position

Qualifications

Education/Certifications: Master level board certified Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with prescription writing privileges.

Experience: Minimum 1 year experience providing psychiatric services in a community health setting, experience can include clinical rotation. Preferred experience serving clients with mental health and SUD disorders, including clients with dual diagnosis.

Specialized knowledge, skills, or abilities: This role requires that there are demonstrated skills in problem solving, decision-making, managing conflict, and follow through. Excellent oral and written communication skills, excellent documentation skills, excellent time management skills, ability to be self-directed, ability to meet outcomes as established for program or unit, excellent crisis management skills, ability to work within department budget, basic computer and keyboard knowledge in a network environment, and training skills.

Pay & Schedule

• Pay: Starting at $60/hr, based on years of experience
• Schedule: PRN, 8-16 hours per week
• Location: Community Behavioral Health