MHNP Behavioral Health Advanced Practice Providers
About the role
The Advanced Practice Provider is an advanced practice registered nurse or physician’s assistant with education, training, certification, and licensure to provide the medical, psychiatric, behavioral, and mental-health care in a variety of treatment settings. The APP will assess, diagnose, and treat pediatric patients with behavioral health diagnoses. This care is provided to support optimal health of children within the context of their family, community, and environmental setting.
Responsibilities
- Affirmatively assess, diagnose, and treat pediatric patients with behavioral health diagnoses.
- Collaborate with the collaborating physician, Division Medical Director, staff physicians, Lead APP, Director of Advanced Practice Providers, Department Director, staff nurses, and other team members.
- Provide expert, autonomous, and collaborative care throughout nearly all divisions of the health system.
- Serve a critical role in patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management, delivering quality healthcare by working closely with physicians, specialists, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives and contribute to clinical education.
- Integrate advanced clinical knowledge with compassionate care to enhance patient outcomes, improve access to services, and support the health system’s commitment to delivering comprehensive, high-quality care across diverse clinical settings.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of nursing or medical experience required with experience in the subspecialty area preferred.
- Licensures, Certifications, And/or Registries: Must be eligible to practice as a nurse practitioner as determined by the Alabama Board of Nursing or as a physician assistant as determined by the Alabama Board of Medicine.
- Current RN Licensure in the State of Alabama for nurse practitioners.
- Current BLS certification.
- Valid PMHNP certification from appropriate certifying board or certification as PA-C from NCCPA.
- Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner ABON Basic Life Support Registered Nurse AL Single State or any of the following equivalent qualifications below: Registered Nurse AL NLC Multi State Registered Nurse Non-AL NLC Multi State Pediatric Advanced Life Support Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner ANCC Essential: Education with Equivalent Qualifications: Masters of Science Nursing in Nursing Experience With Equivalent Qualifications: The Nursing Advanced Practice Providers (APP) department comprises highly trained nurse practitioners and physician assistants who provide expert, autonomous, and collaborative care throughout nearly all divisions of the health system.
Qualifications
Essential: Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner ABON Basic Life Support Registered Nurse AL Single State or any of the following equivalent qualifications below: Registered Nurse AL NLC Multi State Registered Nurse Non-AL NLC Multi State Pediatric Advanced Life Support Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner ANCC Essential: Education with Equivalent Qualifications: Masters of Science Nursing in Nursing Experience With Equivalent Qualifications: The Nursing Advanced Practice Providers (APP) department comprises highly trained nurse practitioners and physician assistants who provide expert, autonomous, and collaborative care throughout nearly all divisions of the health system. APPs serve a critical role in patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management, delivering quality healthcare by working closely with physicians, specialists, and multidisciplinary teams. Their responsibilities extend from direct patient care and health promotion to leading quality improvement initiatives and contributing to clinical education. By integrating advanced clinical knowledge with compassionate care, the APP department enhances patient outcomes, improves access to services, and supports the health system’s commitment to delivering comprehensive, high-quality care across diverse clinical settings.
Skills
Strong clinical skills, excellent communication, and teamwork abilities are essential. Proficiency in electronic health records and clinical documentation systems is also required.
Benefits
N/A
Pay
N/A
Schedule
16 hours per month minimum; night and weekend requirements, Evening-Night Shift, 8-Hour Shifts