Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to help society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non‑judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those whose calling is to serve others, join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in our facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best‑in‑class clinical resources for training, education, and point‑of‑care support.

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) follows established policies and procedures and state guidelines, ensuring compliance with supervision requirements through proper documentation. They provide psychiatric consultation, diagnostic, treatment, and medication management services to patients, including crisis intervention services. Overall, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner plays a vital role in providing quality mental health care to patients.

• Education
  • Graduation from an accredited nurse practitioner program.
• Experience
  • Two (2) years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Psychiatric experience preferred and/or experience in a residential healthcare institution.
• Licenses/Certifications
  • Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice highly desired.
  • Must maintain CPR certification and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.

• Conduct comprehensive assessments, implement and evaluate individualized plans of care, and monitor medication and treatment protocols in accordance with established policies and procedures and state guidelines.
• Document all relevant patient‑care issues, including observations and interventions, in progress notes and treatment plans that are problem‑oriented, legible, and compliant with documentation requirements.
• Provide individualized care and treatment that is culturally sensitive and age‑appropriate, and participate in the psychiatric on‑call schedule if required.
• Adhere to established formulary procedures for therapeutic regimens and support standards of psychiatric care through adherence to policies and procedures for admission and transfer, utilization review, and referrals.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions, and provide input into mandatory committees as requested by superiors.

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness. We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are an affirmative‑action employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other roles.

Final date to receive applications to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.