Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Mercy Community Healthcare has an opening for a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in Franklin, TN. We are looking for enthusiastic people with a passion for making a difference in the lives of those we serve in our community. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive outpatient mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services to Mercy Community Health clients across the lifespan. Working collaboratively within the treatment team, the practitioner develops and implements evidence-based therapeutic interventions for individuals experiencing behavioral health disorders, maintains meticulous clinical documentation and medical records in compliance with regulatory standards, and ensures continuity of care through effective communication with clinical team members and appropriate specialist referrals.

Mercy's Mission: The mission of Mercy Community Healthcare is to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing excellent healthcare to ALL and support to their families. We provide care to the uninsured, underinsured and insured through pediatric and adult primary care, mental and behavioral health services, and care coordination.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Provides outpatient mental health therapeutic services to clients of Mercy Community Health

Assesses, diagnoses, and treats adults, adolescents, and/or children experiencing symptoms of behavioral health disorders

Documents all patient encounters and diagnostic test results accurately and timely in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Collaborates with psychologist, other psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, psychiatrists and other treatment team members to coordinate client care

Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries

Participates as an active member of the Psychiatry team

Maintain appropriate licensure and supervision in a manner consistent with standards of practice and the State of Tennessee

Maintains positive, professional relationships with local medical community

Consults with other physicians and/or clinicians about each patient's specific need and refer to specialists as necessary

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Experience: Certification as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from an accredited program required.

Required Skills / Abilities:

Exellent Verbal and written communication skills required

Exellent Interpersonal and customer service skills required

Exellent Organizational skills and attention to detail abilities required

Exellent Time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines required

Exellent Analytical and problem-solving skills required.