Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Position Overview

The future of healthcare relies on the brightest minds and biggest hearts. Join us and be part of the team building tomorrow's healthcare. Work for a fun, fast-growing company that is revolutionizing the way senior care is delivered. We pride ourselves on our culture, robust career advancement opportunities, and uncompromising dedication to our patients and teammates.

Generation Clinical Partners (GCP) is seeking a versatile, compassionate, and autonomous Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our behavioral health team. This unique role bridges two critical areas of care: providing acute psychiatric services within our behavioral health hospital and delivering consultative geropsychiatric care across designated assisted living / long-term care facilities.

The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic environments, effortlessly shifting from acute stabilization in a hospital setting to managing complex, age-related psychiatric conditions in assisted living and long-term care facilities. If you are passionate about expanding access to mental health care for vulnerable populations, this role offers the variety and autonomy you've been looking for.

Key Responsibilities

1. Behavioral Health Hospital (Acute Care)

• Assessments & Admissions: Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, mental status examinations, and risk assessments for newly admitted acute patients.
• Treatment Planning: Formulate, implement, and monitor evidence-based psychopharmacological and therapeutic treatment plans.
• Crisis Intervention: Provide immediate psychiatric intervention and stabilization for patients experiencing acute psychosis, severe depression, mania, or substance withdrawal.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partner with psychiatrists, social workers, therapists, and floor nurses to ensure cohesive, patient-centered care and safe discharge planning.

2. Assisted Living & Long-Term Care (Consultative Care)

• On-Site Consultations: Travel to contracted nursing homes to evaluate residents experiencing cognitive decline, behavioral disturbances, mood disorders, or severe chronic mental illness.
• Geropsychiatric Management: Specialize in managing the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), depression, anxiety, and late-onset psychosis in geriatric populations.
• Gently Optimizing Medications: Conduct regular medication reviews with a strict focus on gradual dose reductions (GDRs) and minimizing polypharmacy in accordance with CMS regulations.
• Staff & Family Support: Provide guidance and education to nursing home staff and families regarding behavioral management strategies and expectations of psychiatric treatments.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a specialization in Psychiatric-Mental Health (PMHNP).
• Licensure: Active, unrestricted Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license and PMHNP Board Certification (ANCC) in the state of practice.
• Prescriptive Authority: Current DEA registration and state controlled-substance license.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience as a PMHNP is preferred, with a strong background in either inpatient psychiatry or geropsychiatry.
• Skills: Exceptional clinical autonomy, strong communication skills, a team player in the care team, proficiency with Electronic Health Records (EHR), and a deep understanding of CMS guidelines on compliance and regulatory standards

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary with annual and quarterly bonus based on productivity
• Company-paid comprehensive malpractice
• Traditional 401(k) plan with company match
• Group medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible Schedule
• PTO and CME days
• Profit sharing opportunities