Nurse Practitioner, Psych Mental Health

Title: Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health

Location: Joint Base Andrews (JBA), MD

Position Type: Full time (40 hours/week), hourly.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Education Level: MSN

Job Category: Health Care

Our Company Promise

We are committed to providing our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Vighter’s Mission is to provide efficient, fast, high-quality healthcare staffing to our clients. Our Culture’s 5 key elements are crucial to the effectiveness of our employees in accomplishing our mission. These elements are:

• Dependability
• Integrity
• Personability
• Transparency
• Responsiveness

Creating and cultivating this Culture within the organization is our commitment to our employees. Above all, Vighter employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude that they are expected to share externally with every Vighter Client and Customer.

Summary

Vighter is recruiting a Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health, to provide patient care and administrative support at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines, while supporting the healthcare needs of Active-Duty Service Members, their families and veterans.

Vighter is a Service Disabled, Veteran Owned Small Business that is accredited by both the Joint Commission and ISO-9001. With our dedication to continuous improvement, Vighter assists in the provision of the highest standards of care.

Principal Accountabilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric care to adult military members, retirees, and their significant others ages 18–65.
• Perform psychiatric assessments, diagnose mental health conditions, and develop treatment plans.
• Provide individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy within granted privileges.
• Prescribe and manage psychiatric medications within scope of practice and facility requirements.
• Order and review laboratory, imaging, neurological, and psychological testing as appropriate.
• Monitor treatment response and modify plans based on patient outcomes.
• Provide crisis intervention and ongoing psychiatric care.
• Coordinate inpatient and outpatient care with providers, families, command teams, and other resources.
• Complete consultations, referrals, and follow-up for abnormal findings.
• Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, mental health technicians, and other team members.
• Support population-based mental health care and disease prevention.
• Participate in staff and trainee education, committees, and process-improvement activities.
• Maintain compliance with facility policies, professional standards, infection control, and patient-safety requirements.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and medication management skills.
• Knowledge of individual, family, couple, and group psychotherapy.
• Ability to manage acute and chronic psychiatric conditions.
• Strong communicationand collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Ability to provide crisis intervention, patient education, and mental health consultation.

Education

• Master’s degree in Nursing from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited nursing program in the applicable specialty.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Current, active, and unrestrictedAdvanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification through ANCC.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in mental health or psychiatric care with adults, individuals, families, couples, or groups.

Duty Hours / On-call Requirements

• The expected duty hours for this position are Monday – Friday, 0730-1630, with 1 hour break as stated within the contract.

Work Environment

• Location: Joint Base Andrews (JBA), MD
• Supportive team of healthcare professionals and administrative staff.
• Opportunity to work with diverse populations, including Service Members, Veterans, retirees and their families.

Travel

• As required to satisfy the contractual obligations. Commuting is non-compensatory. All official travel is government funded.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate + health and welfare paid in cash.
• A comprehensive benefits package, with Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance available for W2 full-time employees.
• Company-paid basic Life and AD&D insurance. Best in class rates for Voluntary life insurance.
• Vacation accrual and paid holidays (Per SCA Rules).

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to stand or sit for more than 8 hours per day.
• Must be able to use an elevator or walk up & down stairs.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds and carry up to 10 feet.
• Must be able to routinely grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows/knees and reach above and below shoulders.
• Must be able to read and interpret handwritten and typewritten print.
• Must be able to communicate by voice and detect sound by ear.
• Must be able to perform duties in an indoor office or outdoor environment.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation.
• Must undergo Urine Drug Screening (UDS).
• Must be a Citizen of the United States or legally authorized to work in the United States of America.

Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

In accordance with recent Executive Orders (EO 14151, EO 14168 and EO 14173,) Vighter LLC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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