Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Psychiatric Mental Health / Addictions Nurse Practitioner
Career Insights for Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Maryland data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner provides mental health and nursing care to patients with psychiatric disorders, medical organic brain disorders or substance abuse problems. Diagnoses mental illness, develops treatment plans and prescribes medications. Teaches patient's family about the patient's condition. Works at hospitals with dedicated mental health unit, fully dedicated psychiatric hospital or in independent practice working from nursing homes and physicians' offices.
$135,948 / year median in Maryland
+17% projected growth
Job Description
- Prescribes, directs, or administers psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder;
- Orders, analyzes and evaluates patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder;
- Promotes positive treatment outcomes and client safety by providing tele-health and/or in- person services as directed by clinic leadership
- Performs psychiatric assessments and evaluations;
- Designs, executes or approves individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments;
- Prescribes and monitor medications and other treatments
- Document and maintain updated medical records including diagnosis, treatment plans, progress notes, medications prescribed, and other relevant patient information.
Qualifications:
- Masters or Post-Masters degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Current and valid licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner license in Maryland.
- DEA schedule 2, 2N-5 license in the state of Maryland
- At least 2 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)
- Previous experience providing psychotherapy to adults preferred
- Familiar with crisis assessment tools and techniques
- Proficient in Google Workspace, Zoom, Microsoft Office, EMR's and e