Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric Mental Health - CCH Behavioral Health Programs - Full Time

About the role

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, medication management, patient education, crisis assessment, referral coordination, and follow-up care for patients served through designated behavioral health service lines.

Responsibilities

• Supports continuity of care across outpatient structured group-based treatment settings
• Collaborates with Medical Director, Program Director, therapists, nursing staff, case management, and other members of the treatment team
• Practices within the approved scope of practice, protocols, collaborative agreement, and standards applicable to advanced practice registered nurses in the State of Mississippi
• Completes timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation
• Maintains patient confidentiality
• Supports quality patient outcomes
• Ensures that consultation, referral, perspective, and care coordination activities are completed in accordance with hospital policy, departmental procedures, and Mississippi Board of Nursing requirements

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted Registered Nurse License and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse certification/privilege to practice in the State of Mississippi, in good standing with the Mississippi Board of Nursing
• Master's degree or higher in nursing from an accredited program required; certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner required
• Mus have, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, all Mississippi Board of Nursing approvals required for the approved practice site(s), controlled-substance privileges, DEA registration, and Mississippi Prescription Monitoring Program participation, as applicable to the position
• Psychiatric, behavioral health, substance use, geriatric, adolescent, outpatient, intensive outpatient, crisis, or hospital bases experience strongly preferred

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short- and Long-term Disability
• 401A