Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Everest Thrive Care is seeking a compassionate, skilled, and patient centered Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) to join our expanding outpatient healthcare practice in The Woodlands, Texas.

The PMHNP will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and evidence based mental health care for adolescents and adults in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment. This role is ideal for a clinician who values autonomy, collaboration, inclusive care, and building meaningful long term relationships with patients.

Everest Thrive Care provides integrated healthcare services and is committed to delivering accessible, culturally responsive, and affirming care to diverse populations, including LGBTQIA+ individuals and patients seeking gender affirming healthcare support. The PMHNP will have the opportunity to develop a thriving psychiatric practice with administrative infrastructure, referral support, billing assistance, and operational resources provided by Everest Thrive Care.

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for new patients, including psychiatric history, mental health assessment, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment recommendations
• Diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions utilizing DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria and evidence based clinical guidelines
• Develop individualized, patient centered treatment plans based on each patient's goals, preferences, and clinical needs
• Provide psychiatric medication management services, including prescribing, monitoring, and adjusting psychotropic medications
• Evaluate medication effectiveness, adverse effects, safety concerns, and treatment outcomes
• Provide follow-up psychiatric visits focused on medication management and ongoing symptom monitoring
• Provide supportive psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and behavioral health interventions within the scope of practice
• Order and review appropriate laboratory testing and coordinate medical monitoring when clinically indicated
• Provide collaborative psychiatric care for patients receiving gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), including assessment, ongoing mental health support, and coordination with other healthcare providers as appropriate
• Provide culturally responsive and affirming care to LGBTQIA+ patients and other underserved or historically marginalized populations
• Collaborate with primary care providers, therapists, specialists, and other members of the healthcare team
• Identify patients requiring higher levels of psychiatric care and coordinate appropriate referrals
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Complete clinical documentation within required practice timelines
• Follow HIPAA regulations, ethical standards, and applicable federal and Texas healthcare requirements
• Maintain compliance with controlled substance prescribing regulations, including appropriate use of the Texas Drug Prescription Monitoring Program (PDMP)
• Participate in practice development, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical collaboration meetings as needed
• Depression and mood disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• ADHD
• Bipolar disorders
• PTSD and trauma related conditions
• OCD
• Panic disorder
• Sleep disorders and insomnia
• Stress related conditions
• Substance use disorders within scope of practice and clinic guidelines
• Women's mental health concerns
• LGBTQIA+ mental health concerns
• Gender dysphoria and mental health support related to gender transition
• Patients receiving gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) requiring psychiatric care coordination and support

• Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited institution
• Completion of an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program
• Current Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certification (PMHNP-BC) through the ANCC/AANP
• Active Texas Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in good standing
• Active Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current DEA registration with appropriate prescribing authority
• Texas Controlled Substance Registration (CSR), if applicable
• National Provider Identifier (NPI)
• Current BLS…