Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric Hourly

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Company-paid life insurance

Tax-free Health Spending Accounts

Wellness program

Discounted rates for home and auto loans

Home and auto loan discounts

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Kansas City seeks a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide psychiatric consultation, diagnostic, and treatment services. Responsibilities include conducting patient assessments, managing medications, and complying with guidelines. Preferred qualifications include psychiatric experience and certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. The role offers comprehensive benefits, including wellness programs and Tuition Assistance, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Psychiatric experience preferred or experience in a residential healthcare institution.
• Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and develop care plans.
• Maintain documentation in compliance with policies and guidelines.
• Provide individualized care sensitive to patient needs.
• Adhere to established formularies and procedures.
• Support standards of psychiatric care and participate in meetings.

Skills

Psychiatric care

Patient assessments

Medication management

Crisis intervention

Documentation compliance

Education

Graduation from an accredited nurse practitioner program

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare. Join us

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) provides psychiatric consultation, diagnostic, and treatment services to patients, including medication management and crisis intervention services, while adhering to established policy and procedure and state guidelines. They maintain documentation required by state or facility guidelines to demonstrate compliance with supervision requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, develop plans of care, evaluate effectiveness of interventions, including medication management and crisis intervention services.
• Maintain thorough documentation in compliance with organization policies and procedures, state guidelines, and best practices, including medication education, seclusion/restraint use, infection control, and risk management.
• Provide individualized care sensitive to the age and developmental needs of each patient, and participate in on‑call schedules and mandatory committees as required.
• Adhere to established formularies for therapeutic regimens and utilize established procedures for admission, transfer, and specialty consultant referrals.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions, while supporting standards of psychiatric care and providing input into committees and meetings as requested.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduation from an accredited nurse practitioner program.

Experience

• Two (2) years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner. Psychiatric experience preferred and/or experience in a residential healthcare institution.

Licenses/Certifications

• Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the state of practice highly desired.
• Must maintain CPR certification, and any other certifications (such as First Aid) required by contract.

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401(k), we foster a work–life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial well‑being, including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent scholarships.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching.
• Company‑paid life insurance.
• Tax‑free Health Spending Accounts (HSA).
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts.
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans.

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non‑judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.