Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Job Purpose Summary

The Psychiatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), also known as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), is responsible for providing comprehensive psychiatric care to residents in a licensed mental health residential facility. This includes psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team to support recovery and stabilization.

Objectives and Key Results

• Medical Orders signed upon admission of the client
• Patient needs to be seen within 24 hours of admission
• Ability to complete a medication management appointment in30 minutes
• Ability to complete a psychiatric evaluation in 60minutes

Responsibilities Include

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, including mental status exams and diagnostic evaluations
• Diagnose and treat mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders in accordance withDSM-5 criteria
• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychotropic medications in compliance with Ohio laws and standards of care
• Develop, implement, and update individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the clinical team
• Provide ongoing medication management and follow-up care
• Monitor residents for medication efficacy, side effects, and potential interactions
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies and provide crisis intervention as needed
• Collaborate with therapists, nurses, case managers, and other staff to ensure coordinated care
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation
• Educate residents and families on diagnoses, medications, and treatment plans
• Participate in case conferences, treatment team meetings, and quality improvement initiatives
• Documentation-Medication management/ evals-completed and signed within 24 hours
• Ability to administer Long-Acting Injectables

Proper Knowledge and Skills

Medical Competencies

• Demonstrates sound knowledge of psychopharmacology, prescribing medications, and DEA/CDS regulations
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of ordering and interpreting lab work
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of diagnostic criteria, DSMV,
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of administration and interpretation of Clinical Assessment Tools such as AIMS, PHQ9, Columbia Scale
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of co-occurring disorders
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of Crisis management and assessment/management of suicidal ideation
• Produces high quality and clinically appropriate documentation in a timely manner

Core Competencies

• Proper English and grammar, usage and spelling
• Software application related to the field
• General offices principles and practices
• Basic computer knowledge including email etiquette
• Professional phone and customer service demeanor
• Demonstrate Motivational Interviewing Skills
• Demonstrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Demonstrate Educational Strategies

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift20-50 lbs.
• Occasional to frequent walking, sitting, standing, driving
• Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing)

Environmental Factors

• Communicable diseases
• Hot/cold temperatures
• Environmental conditions may vary

Required Education/qualifications

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing from an accredited program
• Current licensure as an APRN in the State of practice
• Certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) through American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Current DEA registration and prescriptive authority in Ohio
• Active Certificate to Prescribe (CTP) in state of practice
• Minimum of [1–3] years of experience in psychiatric or behavioral health settings (residential experience preferred)

Required Experience

• Minimum of [1–3] years of experience in psychiatric or behavioral health settings (residential experience preferred)

Required Licenses or Certifications

• Advanced Practice Nursing Certification/PMHNP
• Master or Doctorate
• DEA/CDS
• ACLS certification