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.

• 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 in 30 minutes
• Ability to complete a psychiatric evaluation in 60 minutes

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, including mental status exams and diagnostic evaluations
• Diagnose and treat mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders in accordance with DSM-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
• Document medication management/evaluations completed and signed within 24 hours
• Ability to administer long‑acting injectables

• 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, DSM‑5
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of administration and interpretation of clinical assessment tools such as AIMS, PHQ‑9, 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

• Proper English and grammar usage and spelling
• Software application related to the field
• General office 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

• Must be able to lift 20‑50 lbs.
• Occasional to frequent walking, sitting, standing, driving
• Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing)

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

• 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)

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