Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Job Overview

Join a growing outpatient psychiatry practice providing care to both pediatric and adult populations. This role offers a balanced schedule and a collaborative team based environment focused on high-quality patient care. The NP will perform diagnostic evaluations, manage medications, and provide supportive psychotherapy while ensuring adherence to evidence-based practices and regulatory standards.

This position is in person. Bilingual (Spanish-speaking) candidates are preferred but not required. Prior psychiatry experience a preferred but not required.

Duties

  • Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient setting, including history, mental status examination, and risk assessment.
  • Diagnose and manage a broad range of psychiatric disorders using DSM-5-TR and ICD-10 criteria.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans, including psychopharmacology, patient/family education, and supportive psychotherapy when appropriate.
  • Provide ongoing medication management, including monitoring efficacy, side effects, and adherence; adjust treatment plans as clinically indicated.
  • Perform suicide and safety risk assessments; triage urgent concerns and coordinate higher levels of care (e.g., ER, inpatient, PHP/IOP) when necessary.
  • Administer and monitor long-acting injectable (LAI) medications and other treatments as indicated.
  • Deliver care via telepsychiatry and in-person visits in accordance with state and federal regulations.
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and legally compliant documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).
  • Collaborate with supervising physician and interdisciplinary team members to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment options, medication risks/benefits, and safety planning.
  • Ensure compliance with HIPAA, state regulations, and best practices in outpatient psychiatric care.
  • Review prescription monitoring programs (e.g., GA PMP) and follow controlled substance prescribing guidelines when applicable.

Qualifications

  • Current certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with active, unrestricted license in the state of Georgia (or eligibility).
  • Completion of an accredited Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner program.
  • Prior experience in psychiatry or behavioral health preferred (outpatient experience strongly preferred). Willing to train new grad if the right fit with strong work ethic and commitment to learning/clinical growth
  • Experience treating both pediatric and adult populations is highly desirable.
  • Proficiency with EHR systems (e.g., Epic, Cerner, eClinicalWorks) and telehealth platforms.
  • Strong knowledge of psychopharmacology, DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria, and outpatient psychiatric treatment standards.
  • Ability to independently manage a patient panel with appropriate physician collaboration.
  • Excellent clinical judgment, communication skills, and attention to detail.

Compensation & Work Structure

Compensation is competitive and flexible, based on experience, schedule, and employment arrangement (part-time, full-time, or contract). The listed salary range reflects potential earnings across different levels of productivity and role structure. We are open to discussing a compensation model that aligns with your preferences, including salaried, hourly, or productivity-based options.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $96,262.48 - $115,929.01 per year

Experience:

  • Psychiatry: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

  • Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • NP or PA license (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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