Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Hightop Health is a physician-led practice offering innovative outpatient mental health care in Georgia. We are seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) to join our integrative, collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and assessments of patients.
• Diagnose and treat mental illnesses and disorders including major depressive disorder, bipolar illnesses, ADHD, anxiety disorders, and co-morbid substance misuse.
• Develop, implement, and monitor personalized treatment plans. Regularly assess and document patient progress toward their goals, making necessary adjustments to treatment plans to ensure optimal outcomes and enhanced overall well-being.
• Refer and supervise effects of interventional treatments as appropriate including TMS, Esketamine (Spravato), and IV Ketamine. Refer patients who require intensive psychotherapy to IOP programming as indicated.
• Prescribe medications and monitor effectiveness, side effects, and patients’ preferences to develop an ideal pharmacological regimen.
• Provide support and education to patients and their families regarding mental health conditions and treatment options.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals—including psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists—to coordinate comprehensive patient care and optimize treatment effectiveness.
• Order medical work-ups including laboratory assessments, diagnostic tests, and specialty consultations to ensure that physical health and mental health are fully integrated.
• Review data from clinical outcome measurements and use objective results in addition to subjective reports to modify treatment plans to help maximize effectiveness.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in an outpatient setting.
• A Georgia state license and active DEA.
• Board Certification.
• Experience with mental health assessment, diagnosis, triage, managing common psychiatric medication and treatment plans, and managing crisis situations in an outpatient setting.
• Experience working with Athena (EHR) preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Understanding of utilization management principles to optimize patient care.
• In-depth knowledge of psychiatric disorders and treatment modalities.
• Excellent diagnostic skills and ability to develop effective treatment plans.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a desire to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team; willingness to actively accept feedback from collaborating physicians and other teammates and incorporate constructive recommendations into clinical practice.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate, timely record.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) with a specialization in Psychiatric Mental Health.
• Current licensure as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) in Georgia.
• Experience with advanced therapies such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), ketamine infusions, and SPRAVATO®.
• Experience with comprehensive medication management and psychotherapy.
• Experience with electronic health records (EHR).

Skills

• Advanced psychiatric assessment and diagnosis.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
• Medication management and monitoring.
• Interpretation of clinical outcome measurements.

Benefits

• $145k-$165k+ salary range.
• Comprehensive benefits including flexible PTO, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, pet insurance, 401k match, CME reimbursement, malpractice insurance with tail.
• Up to $1500 yearly CME reimbursement.
• State-of-the-art EHR with AI-assisted note writing and integrated psychological assessments.
• Comprehensive Treatment Resistant Depression Program (TRD) training during onboarding.
• Research Driven Practice: Actively conducting Phase II–IV studies in psychopharmacology, keeping us at the forefront of innovation.

Pay

• $145k-$165k+

Schedule

• Varies based on clinical needs.