Provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, treatment planning, and medication management for children, adolescents, and young adults in a pediatric mental health setting. This role also includes family education, ongoing support, and monitoring safety and progress toward care goals. The clinician works in a hybrid virtual and in-person model with an interdisciplinary team and handles some care coordination and documentation tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, assessments, and diagnoses for pediatric and young adult patients.
- Provide personalized treatment plans and medication management based on each patient’s needs.
- Build therapeutic relationships with patients and families through education, engagement, and ongoing support.
- Monitor progress toward care goals and respond proactively to safety concerns.
- Collaborate with therapists, specialists, and other healthcare professionals on integrated treatment plans.
- Oversee diagnostic testing, including digital and lab results, and review findings as part of care planning.
- Coordinate with administrative staff on refills, prior authorizations, records, and rescheduling.
- Maintain thorough, HIPAA-compliant documentation in the EHR and related systems.
Required
- Active PMHNP license in Virginia.
- Board certification by ANCC or AANP as a PMHNP-BC.
- At least 2 years of independent experience as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
- At least 1 year of experience working with children, adolescents, or young adults.
- DEA license and state prescriptive authority license.
- Ability to work a minimum of 10 hours per week.
- Access to a computer, phone, and high-speed internet.
Preferred
- Experience using Google Suite and electronic medical record systems.
- Comfort working with virtual care platforms and technology-enabled workflows.
- Experience in collaborative, interdisciplinary behavioral health care.
Benefits & Perks
- Salary range of $120–$140 USD.
- Full credentialing services provided.
- Clinical development and trainings.
- Weekly paid clinical consultations.
- Strong administrative support for nonclinical tasks.
- Liability insurance.
- Reimbursement for client no-shows.
- Remote work with virtual and in-person care options.