Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Health/Dental/Vision

FSA/HSA

403(b) retirement

Generous leave policy

Job summary

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is seeking a Part Time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for the Harrison Diversion Center in Mississippi. The NP will provide outpatient, telehealth, and residential crisis services, including medication management, injections, and coordination with pharmacies.

The role may require nights, weekends, or holidays due to 24-hour center operations. The organization serves an extensive multi-county area with competitive benefits and a focus on culturally competent

Qualifications

• Must be a certified family psychiatric nurse practitioner in Mississippi.
• Valid driver’s license with satisfactory driving record preferred.
• Personal transportation needed to provide services in assigned counties.
• Experience in psychiatric nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides follow-up medication evaluations and monitoring for adults with serious mental illness and for children/adolescents in clinic and community settings.
• Provides general psycho-therapeutic nursing and educational interventions to clientele.
• Monitors individuals receiving medications.

Skills

Psychiatric nursing

Education

Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner certification (Mississippi)

Job description

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resourcesis an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). To read more about this, Click here.

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is currently seeking a Part TimePsychiatric Nurse Practitioner for their HarrisonDiversion Center.The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides both general and special outpatient, telehealth, and residential crisis nursing services for individuals with serious mental illnesses including medication dispensing and monitoring, medication skills training, giving injections, working with pharmacies. This position works with the person served, other professional medical providers, and clinicians to establish culturally competent service plans and treatment services. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner works outside of a "4-wall" model to integrate a variety of disciplines and community services for the benefit of the patient. This position may require nights, weekends or holidays as Lamar Diversion Center is a 24-hour residential facility.

For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt. Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Our eighteen-county service area includes Amite, Franklin, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties.

We offer a competitive benefits package including company paid Life Insurance and LTD. Health/Dental/Vision, FSA and HSA, 403(b) retirement and other voluntary benefits are available along with a generous leave policy.

Requirements

• Must be a certified family psychiatric nurse practitioner in the state of Mississippi
• Valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record preferred
• Personal transportation needed to provide services in assigned counties during the month
• Experience in psychiatric nursing preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides follow-up medication evaluations and monitoring of adults with serious mental illness and child/adolescents with serious emotional disorders in both a clinic and community setting.
• Provides general psycho-therapeutic nursing and educational interventions to clientele.
• Monitors individuals receiving medications.