Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Neolytix; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Neolytix in Northbrook, IL is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join a private practice alongside two mental health professionals. You will manage a steady patient pipeline on a full-time basis, providing psychiatric health services, counseling, and ongoing patient support.

The role includes prescribing medications per guidelines, ordering tests, and coordinating care with psychiatrists, while educating patients on risks, benefits and expected outcomes.

Qualifications

• Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling and emotional support.

Responsibilities

• Refers patients for inpatient care, in collaboration with the psychiatrist, as necessary.
• Issues medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines.
• Orders laboratory tests, interprets and explains the test results to patients.
• Provides patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits and reasonable outcome expectations.
• Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary.

Job description

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

About the job Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

A private practice in Northbrook, IL is looking for a PMHNP.

The Nurse Practitioner will be working together he practice together with two successful mental health professionals where he/she will be managing a lot of patients on a full-time basis.

Since our practice has a steady pipeline of clients/patients, we are looking for a NP who wants to join an established practice where he/she will:

• Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling and emotional support.
• Refers patients for inpatient care, in collaboration with the psychiatrist, as necessary.
• Issues medication prescriptions in accordance with treatment guidelines.
• Orders laboratory tests, interprets and explains the test results to patients.
• Provides patient education regarding medications, risks, benefits and reasonable outcome expectations.
• Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract