Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
About the role
As a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant at Wexford Health Sources, Inc., you will be the cornerstone of psychiatric care for a unique and often underserved population. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary treatment team to conduct psychiatric evaluations and mental status exams, prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications, provide psychoeducational counseling, perform AIMS and metabolic assessments, diagnose mental illness using DSM criteria, develop evidence-based treatment plans, initiate crisis interventions, supervise, guide, and train healthcare staff, make clinical rounds, ensure medication compliance, continuity of care, and proper documentation, and advocate for patient-centered care in a secure, structured environment.
Responsibilities
- Conducting psychiatric evaluations and mental status exams
- Prescribing and monitoring psychotropic medications in line with best practices
- Providing psychoeducational counseling on medication and wellness
- Performing AIMS and metabolic assessments; reviewing and interpreting labs
- Diagnosing mental illness using DSM criteria and developing evidence-based treatment plans
- Initiating crisis interventions, including Crisis Watch placement and use of restraints per policy
- Supervising, guiding, and training healthcare staff involved in mental health service delivery
- Making clinical rounds across the infirmary, segregation units, and housing areas
- Ensuring medication compliance, continuity of care, and proper documentation
- Advocating for patient-centered care in a secure, structured environment
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited NP or PA program
- Active unrestricted Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license in state of practice
- Active applicable Controlled Substance Registration/License/Certification in state of practice
- Active DEA license required
- Active CPR certification required
- Experience in psychiatric diagnosis and medication management (Correctional experience preferred)
- Strong clinical judgement, emotional resilience, and a patient-focused mindset
Qualifications
Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and welcome all qualified candidates.
Skills
Your skills matter here. Your compassion changes lives.
Benefits
- Performance check-ins with annual merit increase
- Generous paid-time-off program that combines vacation and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
- Non-taxed Healthcare and dependent care spending account
- Continuing education options
- Free CEUs
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible pay options including Wisely Card and PayPal
- Discounted Tuition at University of North Alabama, Chamberlain University, Salem University, and Southern New Hampshire University
- Partnership discounts on student loan refinancing, home/auto insurance, travel, electronics, entertainment, restaurants, health and wellness, and more!
Pay
Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
The schedule is 40 hours per week.