Pediatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Pay: $60.00 - $63.00 per hour

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families who need high-quality behavioral health support
• Join a mission-driven, community-based organization where your work truly matters
• Work alongside a multidisciplinary team committed to compassionate, collaborative care
• Step into a stable full-time role with strong benefits and additional on-call compensation
• Help shape treatment outcomes for pediatric patients in a role with real purpose and visibility

Location: This is a full-time on-site position in Delray Beach, Florida, serving children and families in the surrounding community.

Note: To be considered, you must be a Pediatric Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or a PMHNP with pediatric experience and the ability to treat children. FNP licensure alone does not qualify for this role.

About Us We are a long-standing, community-based behavioral health organization dedicated to serving children, adults, and families with compassion, professionalism, and respect. Our team is passionate about expanding access to quality mental health care and making a positive difference every day. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Provide psychiatric services for children and adolescents in an outpatient behavioral health setting
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans
• Prescribe and manage medications based on diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment response
• Monitor medication effectiveness, side effects, and overall patient progress
• Perform mental status examinations and clinical assessments
• Educate patients, families, and staff on medications, treatment plans, and psychiatric care
• Collaborate closely with therapists, case managers, families, schools, and other providers
• Provide consultation to staff regarding medication and treatment-related issues
• Complete clinical documentation, reports, evaluations, and required forms
• Review and sign treatment plans and other clinical documentation as needed
• Participate in on-call rotation for additional compensation
• Attend medical staff meetings, quality improvement activities, and other assigned duties

Qualifications

• PMHNP with pediatric population experience required
• 2+ years of directly relevant experience treating pediatric psychiatric patients required
• Must be able to see children; education across the lifespan is strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of psychiatric medications and child/adolescent development
• Experience with psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, and medication management
• Knowledge of confidentiality requirements, abuse reporting, client rights, and ethical practice standards
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Permanent U.S. work authorization required

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will be part of a mission-driven team that believes behavioral health care can transform lives and strengthen communities. We offer a collaborative environment, meaningful work, solid benefits, and the chance to serve a population where your expertise can have lasting impact.

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

UPDATE: They need someone who has experience of two years psychiatrically treating pediatric patients, it has to be recent. 

AND all subs must include copy of ACCNP credentials (which is same as PMHNP-BC). Please ask candidate for it before submitting.

4/23 UPDATE: Certificate needs to state - across the lifespan

Requirements: Must have active Florida APRN license, active ANCC PMHNP-BC certification (which is same as PMHNP-BC), ability to treat pediatric patients, and 2+ years of pediatric psych experience. Must provide copy of PMHNP-BC credential before submission. FNP-only candidates do not qualify.

• Nice to haves:

• Additional context: Relocation- [Yes]. Packages - [No]

• Salary Bands:

  • 2 to 3 years directly relevant pediatric PMHNP experience: $60.00/hr

  • 4 to 5 years directly relevant pediatric PMHNP experience: $61.00 to $62.00/hr

  • 6+ years directly relevant pediatric PMHNP experience: $62.00 to $63.00/hr

Submissions Name / davise@scmhcinc.org

Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Nonprofit community mental health provider hiring an on-site pediatric PMHNP in Delray Beach. Role focuses on psych evals, diagnosis, med management, and collaboration for child/adolescent patients. Must have 2+ years of pediatric psych experience; FNP-only candidates are out.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Pediatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - South County Mental Health Center - JPC 856 - Source

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• Client job title: Pediatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

• Location: Delray Beach, FL

• On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site

• Experience: 1

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Pediatric PMHNP, Child PMHNP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Psychiatric NP, Child & Adolescent PMHNP, Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric APRN, PMHNP-BC pediatrics

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: YES

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