Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Job Summary

Provides evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and management of behavioral health problems and psychiatric disorders. The PMHNP possesses prescriptive authority and delivers comprehensive services to promote optimal mental health, prevent and treat psychiatric disorders, and provide ongoing health maintenance services.

Excellence in Practice

• Obtains medical and psychosocial histories and conducts comprehensive physical and behavioral health assessments and evaluations in an outpatient setting to determine diagnosis.
• Orders, evaluates, and interprets diagnostic procedures, laboratory studies, and therapeutic interventions to assess the patient’s clinical problems and health‑care needs.
• Prescribes, monitors, and performs medication management with clients to monitor symptoms and effectiveness of the treatment plan.
• Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, consultations, referrals, and patient outcomes in the client’s file ensuring compliance with state and regulatory requirements, facility policies, procedures, and current standards of clinical practice.
• Educates consumers, family members, and care providers about mental health issues, diagnostic studies and procedures, prescribed medication/treatment, and ongoing preventative care to ensure informed patient consent and continuity of treatment.
• Functions as a clinical liaison with community‑based physicians, staff, and care teams through peer‑to‑peer reviews, case consultations, psychoeducation, and facilitates timely communication to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides formal and informational education and training for WRHS staff on topics such as mental health diagnosis, pharmacological interventions, best clinical practices, and case conceptualizations to enhance staff competency.
• Maintains current knowledge of medical advancements in behavioral health, psychiatric, intellectual, and developmental disabilities care and incorporates advancements into clinical practice.
• Represents WRHS on organizational committees, community‑based work groups, and professional organizations to promote WRHS services and clinical best practices.
• Facilitates and participates in the evaluation of the patient’s medical record by physicians and peers, reviewing documentation, treatment planning, and providing guidance to meet evidence‑based practice standards and clinical protocols.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited educational institution.

Experience

Post‑graduate clinical experience in a mental health setting is preferred.

License Requirements

• Maintains current and highest Drug Enforcement Agency certification allowed in the state of North Dakota and South Dakota.
• Must have a current, valid driver’s license in the state of residence.

Skills

Proficient in the use of an electronic health‑record application with excellent customer interaction, collaboration, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

This is not a remote position.