FT Psychiatric & Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) / Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Orlando Recovery Center | Orlando, Florida

Join a mission-driven team dedicated to transforming lives through compassionate, evidence-based behavioral healthcare. Orlando Recovery Center, part of The Recovery Village network, provides comprehensive treatment for individuals struggling with substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and co-occurring disorders in a state-of-the-art inpatient treatment environment.

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality medical and psychiatric care across the continuum of treatment. Working collaboratively with physicians, nursing staff, therapists, and interdisciplinary treatment teams, you will assess, diagnose, and manage patients experiencing substance use disorders, withdrawal symptoms, co-occurring mental health conditions, and other medical concerns.

Key responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations and medical assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, managing medications including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), monitoring detoxification protocols, reviewing laboratory results, documenting care in the electronic medical record, and ensuring compliance with Joint Commission, state, and federal standards. You will also participate in treatment planning, patient education, quality improvement initiatives, and on-call coverage as assigned.

The ideal candidate is a licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Family Nurse Practitioner with experience or a strong interest in addiction medicine, behavioral health, and recovery-focused care. Candidates should possess excellent clinical judgment, strong communication skills, and a passion for helping individuals achieve lasting recovery.

Job duties:

• Provides excellent medical care with the ARS philosophy outlined by the Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director. This includes the ability to establish rapport, systematically gather data, determine the readiness of an individual for treatment and change and apply accepted criteria for diagnosis of substance use disorders.
• Screens for co-occurring primary mental health issues.
• Screens for substance use disorders (SUD) including psychoactive substance toxicity, intoxication, and withdrawal symptoms.
• Must have knowledge of medications, assessment for medication complications, detoxification protocols and prescribing medications in general.
• Screens for danger to self or others with an evidenced based assessment tool—the Columbia Suicide Screening Rating Scale (CSSRS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Analyzes and interprets data to determine treatment recommendations and priorities.
• Screens for nutrition deficiencies and makes interventions or refers for a nutrition consultation as appropriate.
• Screens for pain and understands treatment strategies for pain including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches. Strategies should reflect an individualized approach based on the individual's current presentation, medical judgment and the risks and benefits associated with strategies, including potential risk of dependency, addiction, and abuse.
• Demonstrates proficiency using the electronic health record with all required documentation. Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures, state regulation, Joint Commission standards. These records will be completed and authenticated in a timely manner per policy. This includes but is not limited to the following electronic record documents:
• Psychiatric Evaluation
• Physical Examinations
• Medical Progress Notes
• Medical Discharge Summaries
• Medication and ancillary orders
• Allergies
• Diagnosis and updating diagnosis
• Laboratory Date interpretation and documentation
• HIV results positive or negative must be reviewed and documented in the medical record. STD positive results must be communicated to nursing so they can report to the State Health dept as applicable and reviewed with patient to consider treatment options.
• Understands ASAM criteria and Medical Needs Criteria provided and will document decision making and treatment planning accordingly.
• Understands the On-Call responsibilities: will provide contact and back-up numbers, being responsive and available when assigned on-call duties. Must be within one hour of facility when on-call.

Other required tasks with the Medical Director:

• Develops cost-effective methods to provide medically necessary therapeutic services.
• Assists in formulating and supporting the highest standards of patient care.
• Reviews all level of care changes and provides peer reviews when required.
• Provides support to Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and students as required.
• Understands and abides by all safety/risk, infection control and other guidelines as required.
• If Non-Exempt, clocks into ADP at the designated time frames.
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.