Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Remote

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Maximus is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to serve as a specialized, embedded provider focused on human performance optimization for Special Operations Forces (SOF). The PMHNP supports SOF Service Members and their families by promoting mission readiness, resilience, and long-term wellness through proactive, evidence-based behavioral health care.

The PMHNP provides outcome-based nurse practitioner services in accordance with privileges granted by the Military Treatment Facility (MTF). This role addresses operational stressors, brain health, mission readiness, and preventive care needs while collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, command stakeholders, and local leadership.

This position is pending upon contract award. It requires active secret clearance at minimum.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide a full range of outcome-based nurse practitioner services, including general screening, medical care, examinations for routine, acute, and chronic conditions, immunizations, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling.
• Diagnose and treat clients with common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, or minor trauma within accepted protocols, clinical practice guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in consultation with a physician.
• Promote preventive care and health maintenance, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care through formal and individual education and counseling.
• Communicate mental health concepts in a manner that resonates with elite operators who may be skeptical of traditional psychological support.
• Communicate and collaborate with diverse stakeholders to support healthcare team plans, client and family education, and organizational health initiatives.
• Provide command consultation regarding de-identified morale and behavioral health trends to help inform operational tempo decisions.
• Provide technical direction and evidence-based instruction to staff, including educational lectures and participation in in-service training.
• Recognize conditions that require isolation and ensure universal precautions are used in all client encounters.
• Attend staff meetings to support case discussion, continuing education, continuous quality improvement, and safety initiatives.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with 3 - 5 years of experience, OR Associate's degree with 5-7 years of experience.
• Master's degree in nursing from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Minimum of five (5) years of post-graduate experience in the independent practice of clinical psychiatric nursing.
• Minimum of two (2) years of prior experience in the Department of War (DoW) or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) setting.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Board certification as a PMHNP by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), or another recognized national nursing certification organization for the applicable specialty area of practice.
• Understanding of military culture and operational stressors within the SOF operator community.
• Proficiency in treating post-traumatic stress (PTS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and chronic pain.

Home Office Requirements:

• Maximus provides company-issued computer equipment
• Reliable high-speed internet service
• Minimum 20 Mpbs download speeds/50 Mpbs for shared internet connectivity
• Minimum 5 Mpbs upload speeds

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary: $75,350

Maximum Salary: $107,850