Licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

About Muir Wood Teen Treatment

Muir Wood Teen Treatment is a leading provider of residential and outpatient behavioral healthcare for teens ages 12–17. With programs in Sonoma County, Clovis, and Riverside, we specialize in treating primary mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders.

Our trauma-informed, relationship-centered approach combines evidence-based clinical care, accredited academics, and family involvement—creating environments where teens and families can heal together.

Every teammate plays an important role in that mission. Whether you work directly with clients or support our programs behind the scenes, your compassion, presence, and professionalism help create hope and lasting change for the families we serve.

Position Summary

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides psychiatric consultation to the program staff and administrators as well as provides psychiatric assessment, formulation, diagnosis, and relevant treatment planning to program clients in an adolescent residential setting. This position is an integral part of our organization's provision of care and a central member of our multidisciplinary treatment team, providing client-centered, culturally competent, integrated behavioral health care with the highest standard of quality possible.

This position is estimated to be 20 hours per week.

Requirements : Key Responsibilities

• Oversee psychiatric care of our adolescent residents to include psychiatric assessment, diagnostic evaluations, and medication management.
• Attend weekly treatment team meetings and other applicable staff meetings.
• Serve as liaison with staff, Director of Nursing, Clinical Director, and other treatment team members.
• Assess and screen adolescent patients by conducting psychiatric evaluations, including interviews, medical histories, physical exams, observations, and incorporating collateral data from relevant sources (external providers, parents, etc).
• Develop a treatment plan, measure progress against the plan, and make adjustments as needed. Facilitate weekly follow up medication management sessions.
• Coordinate and communicate with case managers and other stakeholders about treatment and care, including proactive communication with client parents / guardians for consent to all medication changes and care needs.
• Complete all necessary clinical documentation in an accurate and timely manner - initial psychiatric evaluations within 24 hours of admission, weekly documentation of follow up sessions and external contacts, and periodic participation in insurance peer reviews.
• Collaborate with a broader team of physicians, therapists, nurses, etc. to evaluate clients' ongoing status, assess and adjust treatment plans accordingly.
• Prescribe, dispense, and monitor psychotropic medications, taking into consideration FDA indications and warnings; documenting informed consent and clinical justification for polypharmacy, monitoring for compliance, effectiveness, safety, and side effects; and providing basic health monitoring and referral with coordination of care when indicated.
• Provides cross-coverage for other prescribers as needed.
• Responds to psychiatric and medical emergencies.
• Maintain productivity standards and units of service per program contract requirements.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Compensation

$120.00-$130.00 per hour based on education and experience

Benefits