Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient

About the role

You will provide direct psychiatric care to adults living with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia spectrum disorders, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and treatment-resistant conditions. You will work alongside psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs, on-site PCP, on-site pharmacist, nurses, case managers, and peer support specialists in a collaborative, team-based model.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive psychiatric assessments, diagnostic clarification, and treatment planning
• Ongoing psychopharmacologic management, including clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics
• Ability to integrate brief therapy during your visits as appropriate, to maximize clinical outcomes
• Consultation with colleagues on complex or treatment-resistant cases
• Providing psychiatric care for members on Court Ordered Treatment (COT) as part of your overall caseload
• Care coordination with primary care, pharmacy, and inpatient teams during care transitions
• Opportunity to mentor and teach psychiatry residents during clinical rotations at our site

Qualifications

Board-certified or eligible PMHNP
Experienced in working with SMI populations, ideally in community mental health or comparable settings
Psychologically-minded: skilled at both medication management and integrating brief therapy when appropriate, to care for the whole person
Comfortable navigating complexity and energized by the opportunity to make a difference in community mental health
Team player who values collaboration

Skills

Active Arizona PMHNP license
Valid DEA certification
Minimum one (1) year experience in community psychiatry or comparable setting preferred
Must maintain current CPR, First Aid, and Therapeutic Options (de-escalation/workplace safety) certifications, offered through Southwest Network
Valid Arizona driver’s license and vehicle insurance
At least 21 years of age

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Health Savings and Flex Spending account options
• Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time (10 paid holidays per year)
• CME reimbursement and paid CME time
• Retailment plan (403b) with company match
• Hinge Health (musculoskeletal care)
• Virta (diabetes management program)
• Disability insurance
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts