Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

About the role

Ultra Health Providers (UHP) partners with skilled nursing and senior living communities to deliver onsite medical services that improve outcomes, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, and ensure residents receive timely, compassionate, and consistent care. As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, you will work with high autonomy within an integrated care model, managing complex psychiatric conditions and collaborating closely with facility staff and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychiatric evaluations (assess, diagnose, and treat) and provide medication management for residents in assigned skilled nursing facilities; may also provide care in assisted living facilities
• Conduct physical and psychosocial assessments, deliver emergency psychiatric care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness
• Collaborate with facility medical director, attending physicians, and nursing staff to deliver the highest level of care
• Communicate with and counsel family members on treatment options when there are material changes in patient status

Minimum Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted PMHNP license in applicable state(s) of practice
• DEA license
• Certified in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner national certification
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties
• Vaccination against COVID-19 unless qualified for a remote, religious, or medical exemption

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in internal medicine, gerontology, or cardiology
• Excellent administrative, organizational, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with strong attention to detail
• Dependable and reliable
• Nursing experience in long-term care or skilled nursing facilities is a plus