PMHNP: Serve the Underserved with Autonomy & Growth

Wellpath; Lake Orono Estates (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellpath seeks a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to provide psychiatric services for incarcerated patients in accordance with state licensure, collaborative practice requirements, and established policies and procedures.

The clinician delivers direct psychiatric care, clinical consultation, and follow-up to support treatment continuity, working with mental health, medical, and administrative teams to ensure compliant services.

Qualifications

• Master in Science of Nursing or Post-Master’s Certificate from an accredited PMHNP program.
• Minimum one year of PMHNP experience; corrections PMHNP preferred.
• Unrestricted current PMHNP license in the state of practice; board certification; DEA; BLS.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment, follow-up care, and medication management within professional and regulatory standards.
• Monitor effectiveness and side effects of psychotropic medications and provide ongoing patient education and informed consent.
• Collaborate with mental health, medical, and administrative teams to ensure coordinated and consistent psychiatric services.
• Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation and participate in required meetings, consultations, and on-call coverage.
• Support crisis intervention, referrals, transfers, and emergency or involuntary treatment processes as allowed by scope of practice and guidelines.

Skills

Psychiatric care

Medication management

Collaboration

Crisis intervention

Clinical documentation

Education

MSN or PMHNP certificate

Job description

Wellpath seeks a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to provide psychiatric services for incarcerated patients in accordance with state licensure, collaborative practice requirements, and established policies and procedures.

The clinician delivers direct psychiatric care, clinical consultation, and follow-up to support treatment continuity, working with mental health, medical, and administrative teams to ensure compliant services.