Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Samba Recovery; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Samba Behavioral Health at Jonesboro is seeking an experienced PMHNP to join our inpatient detox and recovery program. You will conduct psychiatric evaluations, manage medications, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support adults with co-occurring disorders.

The role requires an MSN or higher, PMHNP certification, Georgia APRN license, and DEA registration. Weekend coverage may be required in a dynamic, startup-like growth environment.

Qualifications

• MSN or higher from an accredited program.
• Current PMHNP certification.
• Active and unrestricted APRN license in Georgia.
• Current DEA registration and prescribing authority.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in behavioral health, psychiatry, detox, or addiction treatment.
• Experience with co-occurring disorders preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, admission assessments, and ongoing clinical assessments.
• Diagnose and manage mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychotropic medications within scope of practice.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans.
• Maintain clinical documentation in Kipu EMR.
• Support quality, patient safety, and continuity of care in detox and recovery.

Skills

PMHNP

Assessment

Medication management

Kipu EMR

Team coordination

Education

MSN

PMHNP certification

Tools

Kipu EMR

Job description

Samba Behavioral Health at Jonesboro
Location: Jonesboro, Georgia
Employment Type: Full-Time
Setting: Inpatient Detox & Substance Use Treatment

Make a Meaningful Impact in Recovery Care

Samba Behavioral Health at Jonesboro is a growing behavioral health and substance use treatment organization dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care to adults navigating substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our interdisciplinary clinical team. This is an excellent opportunity for a provider who values collaborative medicine, individualized patient care, and the opportunity to help shape a growing treatment program.

Working closely with our Executive Director, Director of Nursing, therapists, case managers, and clinical staff, the Nurse Practitioner will provide psychiatric assessment, medication management, and ongoing clinical support to patients receiving inpatient detoxification and recovery services.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, admission assessments, and ongoing clinical assessments.
• Diagnose and manage mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and co-occurring diagnoses.
• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychotropic and other clinically appropriate medications within scope of practice.
• Evaluate patient response to medications and address potential side effects, interactions, and contraindications.
• Order, review, and interpret laboratory testing and other diagnostic information as clinically indicated.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team to develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans.
• Provide patients and families with medication education, health education, and recovery-focused clinical guidance.
• Identify changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions, referrals, or escalation of care.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation within Kipu EMR.
• Participate in treatment-team meetings, case consultations, staff meetings, quality initiatives, and required compliance training.
• Support clinical quality, patient safety, and continuity of care throughout the detoxification and recovery process.
• Maintain compliance with HIPAA, professional standards of practice, organizational policies, and applicable state and federal regulatory requirements.

What We’re Looking For

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or higher from an accredited program.
• Current Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification.
• Active and unrestricted authorization to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia.
• Current DEA registration and appropriate prescribing authority.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience preferred, particularly within behavioral health, psychiatry, addiction medicine, detoxification, or substance use treatment.
• Experience working with patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders strongly preferred.
• Experience with Kipu or another behavioral health EMR is a plus.
• Strong assessment, medication-management, clinical documentation, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, evidence-based, and patient-centered care.
• Experience working within a startup, expanding, or rapidly growing behavioral health program is highly valued.

Schedule

This is a full-time position supporting a 24/7 inpatient treatment environment. Scheduling flexibility is important, and weekend coverage may occasionally be required based on patient-care and operational needs.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Inpatient behavioral health and detoxification clinical environment.
• Regular interaction with patients, clinical staff, and interdisciplinary treatment-team members.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to navigate the facility, including stairs when necessary during emergency drills, evacuations, or facility activities.

Why Join Samba Behavioral Health?

At Samba Behavioral Health, you will have the opportunity to do more than provide clinical care—you will help build a program designed around quality, compassion, accountability, and meaningful recovery outcomes.

We offer:

• A mission-driven environment focused on changing lives through recovery.
• Collaborative relationships with medical, nursing, clinical, and operational leadership.
• The opportunity to help shape clinical processes within a growing organization.
• A supportive, multidisciplinary treatment-team environment.
• Flexible scheduling where operationally appropriate.
• The ability to make a visible and meaningful impact on patient care and program development.

Samba Behavioral Health at Jonesboro is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.