Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric - Corrections

Position: Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric - Corrections experience required

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Job Overview:
Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric – Corrections experience required

Compensation: $72.78 / hour

Department: Mental Health

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission‑driven organization with a people‑first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work‑life balance for team members and their families to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. The benefits include:

• Daily Pay – receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free counseling and health coaching
• Company‑paid life insurance
• Tax‑free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

* Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

How you make a difference

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) provides psychiatric consultation, diagnostic, and treatment services to patients, including medication management and crisis intervention services, while adhering to established policies and procedures and state guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, develop plans of care, and evaluate effectiveness of interventions, including medication management and crisis intervention services.
• Maintain thorough documentation in compliance with organization policies and procedures, state guidelines, and best practices, including medication education, seclusion/restraint use, infection control, and risk management.
• Provide individualized care sensitive to the age and developmental needs of each patient, and participate in on‑call schedules and mandatory committees as required.
• Adhere to established formularies for therapeutic regimens and utilize established procedures for admission, transfer, and specialty consultant referrals.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions while supporting standards of psychiatric care and providing input into committees and meetings as requested.

Qualifications & Requirements Education

• Graduation from an accredited nurse practitioner program.

Experience

• Two (2) years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Psychiatric experience preferred and/or experience in a residential healthcare institution.

Licenses & Certifications

• Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice highly desired.
• Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other roles.

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