Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Lakes Region Mental Health Center; Laconia (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Laconia, NH is seeking an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) for a full-time position. The incumbent will evaluate and treat patients within a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring quality care and advocating for clients' health. Applicants must have a master's degree in nursing, current ARNP licensure in New Hampshire, and a DEA certificate. This role requires effective communication, crisis intervention skills, and the ability to maintain client confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Must be able to establish rapport with patients.
• Ability to tolerate heavy workloads and emotional stress.
• Knowledge of medications and psychotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and provide treatment as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Function as primary expert clinician for emergency services.
• Provide education and support to patients and families.
• Ensure quality standards are met for patient care.

Skills

Polite and courteous communication

Crisis intervention techniques

Diagnosis and treatment planning

Client confidentiality

Adaptability to change

Team collaboration

Education

Masters level nursing degree

DEA certificate

Current ARNP licensure in New Hampshire

Job description

Lakes Region Mental Health Center - Laconia · Community Support Program (Adult Services)

Laconia , NH

Full Time , Days , 32h/week

Posted 04/01/2026

The Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) is responsible for meeting with patients, establishing professional relationships and engaging with team members to provide exceptional care. This critical role is responsible for professional consultation with staff at all levels of the organization as it regards to the needs of the client.

• Evaluate, diagnose and provide treatment to patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team ensuring that mutually determined patient outcomes are achieved.
• Function as the primary expert clinician/practitioner in representation of LRMHC for the Emergency Services and Mobil Crisis Teams.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to take initiative and to make decisions/choices without direct supervision.
• Provides patient and/or family education and support and needed and in a timely manner.
• Ensures that quality standards are met at all times, advocating for the health and safety of clients as priority, assuming administrative and/or clinical responsibility.
• Provides skilled specialty services:
  • Medical assessment,
  • Psychotherapy with individuals, couples, families and/or groups
  • Prescription management of psychopharmologics, including administration and monitoring of their effects
• Monitors patient care for quality by applying evidence-based health care practices and reviewing patient and staff data to measure the effectiveness.
• Is available for ongoing consultation to all staff for patients experiencing medical problems and/or access to health care.
• Encourages a foundation of trust across their team by fostering open dialogue.
• Attendance is an essential function of this position.

Required Skills/Abilities

The individual must possess the knowledge, skills and ability noted below or be able to explain and demonstrate how the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some combination of skills and abilities.

• Shows consideration for co-workers, prescribers, supervisors and patients through polite and courteous treatment and communication.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of diagnosis, treatment planning, medications, counseling and crisis intervention techniques.
• Strives to meet customer expectations by providing consistent, timely and high quality work, meeting deadlines and adapting to change in a respectful a manner.
• Utmost adherence to client confidentiality.
• Considers most cost-effective approaches to work, avoiding unnecessary expense and waste.
• Takes full responsibility for performance, words, decisions, actions and results.
• Ensures job knowledge and skills are current and valuable.
• Understands the LRMHC’s mission and applies this knowledge productively to shape internal policies and external contacts.
• Able to tolerate periods of heavy workload, to include long working hours and the balancing of conflicting demands.
• Must be able to establish a rapport with the patients. Must treat all patients with dignity and respect.

Education and Experience

Masters level nursing degree is required with preferable specialization as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Current, unencumbered licensure in New Hampshire as an ARNP is required. DEA certificate is required.

Physical Requirements

• Is able to sustain light physical effort such as frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, or reaching and/or occasional lifting of items 20 lbs. or more.
• Is able to tolerate periods of heavy workload or excessive stress.
• Reasonable expectation of emotional and/or physical/mental stress may be present.