PMHNP / PA – Outpatient Behavioral Health | Psychiatry

Location: Durham, NC • Full-Time • 2 positions available

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric and behavioral health assessments and evaluations.
• Diagnose and treat a variety of mental health and substance use disorders.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on each client's strengths, preferences, needs, and treatment goals.
• Provide primarily medication management and prescribe medications in accordance with applicable policies and federal, state, and payer requirements.
• Conduct initial psychiatric evaluations and follow-up appointments (one-hour initial evaluations and 30-minute follow-up visits).
• Manage approximately 10-15 patients per day.
• Provide brief therapy and psychoeducation when appropriate.
• Provide crisis intervention and referrals when needed; crisis intervention is expected to be rare.
• Conduct telepsychiatric assessments as needed.
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation, treatment plans, medical records, and required forms.
• Coordinate care with clinical, medical, administrative, and program leadership.
• Participate in staff education, in-services, staff meetings, and other organizational activities.
• Assist with coordination of services for clients with mental health and substance use needs.
• Maintain a reliable schedule and comply with all applicable clinical and employment requirements.

Patient Population

• Primarily adult clients, with exposure to a variety of diagnoses.
• Services may include individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
• The practice primarily provides outpatient behavioral health services.

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Monday-Friday, standard clinic hours are generally 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.
• Some weekday evening hours may be required based on client scheduling needs.
• No current overnight or weekend on-call requirement.
• The organization may add one or two half-Saturdays per month in the future, but this is not currently part of the schedule.

Qualifications

• PMHNP candidates are strongly preferred.
• Active North Carolina license required at the time of hire.
• DEA registration required.
• Board certification required.
• Minimum 2-3 years of psychiatric/behavioral health experience required.
• Outpatient behavioral health experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in mental health and/or substance use services preferred.
• Strong experience with psychiatric evaluation and medication management.
• Candidates should be comfortable treating a variety of behavioral health diagnoses.

PA Candidates

• At least 3 years of hands-on mental health/substance use experience.
• Appropriate credentials/qualifications to support MOUD (Medications for Opioid Use Disorder).
• Active North Carolina licensure and required DEA registration.
• Relevant board certification/credentials.

Benefits

• Competitive $130,000 base salary.
• Health and dental insurance after 90 days of continuous employment.
• Employer support for required continuing education.
• Malpractice insurance coverage.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan eligibility.