Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Requirements

Certified Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP licensed in the state of Pennsylvania with prescriptive authority required.

Minimum one year of experience in community mental health preferred.

The Ideal Candidate Will Posses Experience with integrated health preferred.

Experience in crisis intervention, urgent care, or emergency psychiatric settings is preferred.

Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with patients and colleagues.

Familiarity with electronic health records (EHR) systems and healthcare technology.

Responsibilities

• Conducting psychiatric patient evaluations to determine medication needs, documenting evaluations and interactions with the patient in the electronic health record.
• Prescribing pharmacologic therapies including controlled substances, monitoring progress and making necessary changes to patients' medications.
• Facilitating direct patient admissions into hospitals when needed.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings to develop coordinated treatment plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in community mental health preferred.
• The Ideal Candidate Will Posses Experience with integrated health preferred.
• Experience in crisis intervention, urgent care, or emergency psychiatric settings is preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with patients and colleagues.
• Familiarity with electronic health records (EHR) systems and healthcare technology.

Skills

• Collaborative team environment.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• EHR systems and healthcare technology.

Benefits

• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• Voluntary limited benefits offered through the American Worker.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Pay

$58.86-$67.00/hr (depending on experience)

Schedule

Flexible 7.5 hours/week (onsite and in the community)

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year.

Merakey

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!