Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric
About the role
At Curana Health, we're on a mission to radically improve the health, happiness, and dignity of older adults—and we're looking for passionate people to help us do it. We are seeking an experienced and mission-driven Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our growing team and provide high-quality mental health support across Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Long-Term Care (LTC), Assisted Living (AL), and Independent Living (IL) communities.
Responsibilities
As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Curana Health, you’ll help shape the future of geriatric behavioral health care. You’ll work alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary care team to deliver personalized psychiatric services, ensuring continuity of care across the post-acute and long-term care continuum.
- Conduct patient rounds and manage psychiatric care within SNF, LTC, AL, and IL settings
- Partner with attending physicians, consulting specialists, referral sources, and facility staff to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care
- Assess and manage the mental health needs of residents, perform physical exams, and gather complete medical histories
- Order and interpret lab and diagnostic tests, make preliminary diagnoses, and develop effective therapeutic care plans for mental and physical health
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments; provide injections as necessary
- Educate patients and families on medications, care plans, and preventive mental health practices
- Work alongside physicians and facility teams to address acute psychiatric and medical needs promptly and effectively
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program and ANCC certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
- Active DEA license
- BLS and ACLS certification
- Current Nurse Practitioner license in the state of practice
Benefits
- Unlimited earning potential with competitive compensation models
- Autonomy of practice backed by strong clinical and administrative support
- Cutting-edge care model that empowers you to transform senior healthcare
- Data-driven tools & AI solutions to better understand and manage patient needs
- Streamlined communication with smart texting and modern tech platforms
- Professional development, including CME support
- Quality incentives with bonuses tied to patient outcomes and care excellence
- Work-life balance supported by generous paid time off
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability
- Comprehensive malpractice coverage
- UpToDate subscription for clinical decision support
Pay
Competitive compensation models with unlimited earning potential
Schedule
This role requires travel to and from one or more assigned facilities