Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

UltaCare Medical; Jerseyville (IL); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Geri-Psych Nurse Practitioner to join their team. This role offers the unique opportunity to work independently while making a significant impact on the mental health of nursing home residents. With flexible scheduling and the autonomy to optimize treatment plans, you will be instrumental in enhancing the quality of life for vulnerable populations. This position is part-time and contract-based, allowing you to balance your professional and personal commitments effectively. If you're passionate about mental health and looking for a fulfilling role that values your expertise, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible schedule

Qualifications

• Must have PMHNP Certification from AANP or AACC.
• 2 years experience in a psych-focused FNP role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review psychotropic medications and make recommendations.
• Maintain open communication with patients and facility staff.
• Collaborate with supervising psychiatrist for oversight.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Psychiatric Diagnosis

Medication Management

Communication Skills

Patient Care

Education

PMHNP Certification

2 years experience in psych-focused FNP role

Job description

UltaCare Medical has an immediate opening for geri-psych Nurse Practitioner. Under the supervision of a supervising psychiatrist, the Psych NP will provide assessment, diagnosis and management of mental health and psychiatric conditions. This role is focused on optimizing treatment to yield better response, reduced side effects, and improved quality of life.

Anxiety, depression, dementia, grief and loss and a variety of other mental health conditions are prominent challenges in nursing home populations and these residents deserve a mental health specialist that can help them deal with these challenges. As a psych NP with UltaCare Medical, you’ll have the opportunity to use your skills and expertise to make a meaningful difference in the lives of these residents by optimizing their treatments. Our psych NP’s often voice great professional satisfaction and can recite countless experiences where they dramatically helped others by both better treating the underlying condition but also improving quality of life.

Schedules are flexible and the Psych NP will work independently and remotely inside of post-acute and long-term care nursing facilities. This means that you can generally choose when you come to work and when you leave, provided that you work the number of hours that have been agreed upon. Additionally, there is nobody “looking over your shoulder.” We require collaboration with nursing home staff, but ultimately you make your own schedule and have the autonomy to do what you are educated and trained to do.

Many of our positions serve rural communities. These communities rely upon people helping others and tend to be tight knit. We play a vital role in these communities by improving healthcare for those that may otherwise have difficulty accessing it. Our group was founded in 2006 and has always followed a guiding mission of keeping a small company feel while helping as many people as possible.

This facility will require 1 day per week. The pay is excellent and some of our full-time Psych NP's make well over 200K+/year. For the 1 day a week this position requires, the pay works out to be a very good rate for the time required. Many of our Psych NP's have other positions or cover multiple facilities.

Duties include:

1. Review psychotropic medications in accordance with CMS guidelines.
2. Make medication recommendations to the medical staff onsite and follow up for medication effectiveness.
3. Offer guidance and instruction related to psychiatric illnesses to staff at designated facility.
4. Meet monthly for oversight from supervising psychiatrist to review charts and receive education/guidance.
5. Maintain open communications with patients, families and/or responsible parties, facility staff and attending physicians.
6. Maintain a customer-oriented approach to meeting patient needs in an expedient manner, involving others in the plan of care as appropriate.
7. Maintain confidentiality and uphold the highest level of professionalism.
8. Communicate at all levels of organization and work well within a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. PMHNP Certification from either AANP or AACC.
2. 2 years experience working in a psych-focused FNP role.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Salary: $750.00 - $1,250.00 per day

Benefits:

1. Flexible schedule

Medical specialties:

1. Geriatrics

Standard shift:

1. Day shift

Work setting:

1. Inpatient
2. In-person

Application Question(s):

1. Can you reliably commute 1 day/week to Elkhorn City, KY?

License/Certification:

1. PMHNP Certification (Preferred)