Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Part-Time

Description

If Psychiatric Nursing is your passion, then you’ll enjoy a position at Devereux Advanced Behavior Health! Here is your chance to provide individualized care to children and adolescents that is focused on the whole person-body and mind.

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Devereux, you will focus on the health and wellness of your assigned clients and serve as an educator to the entire family, emphasizing wellness and self‑care by providing information to support healthy lifestyle choices and healthcare decisions.

• Flexible work schedules—part‑time employment position.
• Evidenced‑based treatment and care models within a clinically based environment focused on collaboration and treatment teams.
• Continuing education units (CEU) through various professional activities and Devereux’s National Institute for Clinical Training and Research Center.

Other outpatient services offered at our Connecticut location include:

• Medication management
• Trauma‑Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT)
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Parent‑Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT)
• Psychiatric and psychological evaluations

Salary Range: $65,000 to $70,000 per year.

Education: Graduation from a board‑approved master's level nurse practitioner program with specialty training in psychiatric/mental health. Current valid license as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) with prescriptive authority in Connecticut.

Experience: Experience working with children and adolescents with mental health needs required. Experience working independently in the assessment and treatment of medical problems with children and adolescents. Relevant clinical competence must be evidenced by clinical care experience, continuing education credits, and letters of reference attesting to specific skills. Proficient computer skills, mastery of Microsoft applications and data‑collecting/analyzing platforms. Valid driver's license required.

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time‑off (start accruing from day one), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance and work‑life balance program.

Devereux is a drug‑free workplace. Drug screening required. EOE.

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement.