Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Florida; Remote; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid sick leave

CME allowance

Licensing fees covered

Bonuses

Higher pay for Spanish and Haitian Cre

Remote/virtual work environment

Job summary

Author Health is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join a fully remote team focused on outpatient mental health care for older adults. The role emphasizes compassionate, holistic care, collaboration with psychiatrists and care managers, and utilization of telehealth tools in a startup environment.

Board-certified PMHNP with Florida license and DEA is preferred; licensure in other states may be required. Physical demands include sitting at a computer; travel is minimal.

Qualifications

• Board-certified PMHNP with valid license and DEA to practice in Florida.
• Experience in geriatric psychiatry and telehealth delivery.
• Ability to work remotely in a startup environment.
• Knowledge of managed care or value-based care models is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, personalized, comprehensive care to older adults with SMI/SUD/dementia.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and coordinate with PCPs.
• Engage with families and caregivers; manage crisis and transitions in care.
• Document in electronic medical records timely and accurately.
• Participate in pilot projects and provide product feedback on design.

Skills

PMHNP board certification

Active Florida license

DEA license

Telehealth experience

Bilingual Spanish/Creole

Geriatric psychiatry

Strong communication

Cultural sensitivity

Education

PMHNP degree

Job description

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

In Training Allocation Med Office Full Time FL, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1002

Salary Range: $135,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually

PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER- (PMHNP)

At Author Health, we’re revolutionizing how mental health care is delivered, and we want you to be part of it! Our mission is to bring compassionate, high-quality care to people with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and dementia, including older adults.

We don’t just treat symptoms. We treat people — fully, holistically, and with heart! Through our virtual-first, innovative care model, we deliver community-based wrap-around outpatient mental health care inclusive of psychiatric, psychotherapeutic and care management services. We partner with primary care providers, hospitals, families, and caregivers to keep patients out of the hospital and empower them to live healthier, more connected lives.

At Author, inclusivity isn’t a checkbox. It’s how we build trust and drive better outcomes! We honor the unique cultures, identities, and stories that shape every patient’s experience, and we’re creating a workplace where team members can show up as their full selves, too.

If you’re driven by purpose, ready to shake up the status quo, and eager to make a real impact in people’s lives, we’d love to meet you. Let’s build the future of mental health care together!

As part of our growth, we seek a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our collaborative team. This is a fully remote position.

A team of difference makers...

What Is Your Superpower?

• Provide compassionate, personalized and comprehensive care to older adults with severe mental illness, substance use, and/or dementia
• Engage with patients in a respectful, sensitive and non-judgmental manner that is appropriate to the patient’s age, physical ability, educational level, and culture, potentially involving the patient’s family members in this process
• Collaborate professionally with a team-based approach to care, including participating in group huddles and clinical case discussion alongside psychiatrists, psychotherapists, medical assistants and behavioral health care managers
• Coordinate care with PCPs to support medical health, makes referrals as needed and order appropriate laboratory and imaging workup
• Determine when higher levels of care are warranted, manage crisis situations, and help facilitate transitions in care
• Navigate the electronic medical record efficiently and maintain timely, accurate documentation of clinical encounters
• Curious and passionate about innovations in healthcare, including interacting with technology and product teams, testing new products and giving feedback on design
• Flexible with change, able to adjust, pivot and adapt in a startup environment that includes frequent shifts in structure and uncertainty

What We Are Seeking:

• Board-certified PMHNP with active license and DEA to practice in Florida and licensed or willing to obtain additional state license/DEA in Texas, Indiana, Arizona, Illinois and other states as needed
• We are prioritizing candidates who are credentialed with national providers
• Dedication to serving an older adult population, aligned with the company mission. Relevant clinical experience with this specific population is preferred
• 3-5 years working as an NP in acute psychiatric settings, including ER, Urgent Care, Inpatient Units, Intensive Outpatient Programs, ACT teams, Nursing Homes and outpatient mental health clinics managing complex patients with SMI/SUD and dementia
• Compassionate approach to care, excellent listening skills, empathy and humility, patience with challenging patients including substance abuse and cognitive impairment
• Strong clinical judgment and psychiatric knowledge base, able to manage crisis situations, engage with families and caregivers. Knowledge of geriatric psychopharmacology, accurate formulation of psychiatric diagnoses, supportive therapeutic interventions
• Experience working with major medical comorbidities and complex care needs including social determinants of health
• Team player, hard-working and collaborative, willing to engage in pilot projects, help colleagues when needed, and align with company goals
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism including timeliness for patient visits and clinical meetings. Returns calls, medication requests and messages promptly
• Ability to seek out supervision appropriately, receive and integrate feedback, and demonstrate growth through increasing independence
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients, peers and managers
• Engages with metrics relevant to clinical quality, monitors adherence to company goals and responds to audits, performance reviews, and recommendations
• Strong computer and software skills, able to navigate technology, utilize virtual interface smoothly, demonstrate fluency with Google suite of applications
• Comfortable with the startup environment, including flexibility and adaptability to company pivots and changes, importance of pilot programs and iterations on design
• Previous experience providing virtual care or telehealth services required
• Experience in managed care models, collaborative care or value based care preferred
• Conduct initial evaluations and follow-up visits for patients, make appropriate referrals to psychotherapy and care management, engage in regular weekly supervision with MD to review case list
• On-Call responsibilities are after-hours by phone for 1 week up to 3 times per year or as needed. (This is a light call that averages 0-2 calls/day, rare emergencies)
• Bilingual Spanish and/or Haitian Creole speaking applicants are highly desirable and strongly encouraged to apply (pay differential is available)

Work Environment:

• Employees will work from their homes, utilizing virtual tools and software to manage tasks, communicate with team members, patients and other stakeholders. They will also complete administrative duties on a computer provided by the company.

Physical Demands:

• This role requires sitting for extended periods of time in front of a computer screen. The employee must be able to lift up to ten pounds.

Travel:

• 10% travel as required for team meetings and company events

What We Offer:

• Retirement savings plan (401k) Plan up to 3.5% company match
• Low-cost benefits package for employee and dependents ( medical/ dental/ vision/ STD/ Life Insurance)
• Paid sick leave
• Continuing Medication Education (CME) allowance
• 9 paid holidays throughout the year with (2) additional flex holidays .. 11 in total!
• 100% coverage of all licensing fees
• Performance-based bonuses
• Competitive salaries with higher pay for Spanish and Haitian Creole speakers
• and more!

Author Health is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is the company’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. The company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all applicants. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the process, please let us know.

The company is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. In accordance with applicable legal requirements such as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Author Health will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Monday through Friday: 9am-5pm, 10am-6pm, or 11am-7pm Eastern Time