BHS Lead Provider

BHS Lead Provider/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Looking for meaningful behavioral health work, strong team support, and a role that values work-life balance? Shenandoah Community Health (SCH), a Federally Qualified Health Center and Primary Care Medical Home, is seeking a BHS Lead Provider/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our integrated Behavioral Health team in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. This opportunity combines direct psychiatric care, clinical leadership, and program oversight in a supportive outpatient setting with a four- or five-day workweek, limited remote schedule availability, sustainable practice, professional growth, and the chance to make a lasting impact on mental health and recovery in our community.

At SCH, the BHS Lead Provider practices relationship-centered, team-based psychiatric care in a mission-driven FQHC setting. This role provides high-quality psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, treatment planning, and medication management while serving as a clinical leader and psychopharmacology expert within our integrated behavioral health program, including Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• Active and unrestricted West Virginia APRN license, or eligibility to obtain
• WV DEA license and prescriptive authority, or ability to obtain
• Minimum of three years of behavioral health experience
• Experience with SUD/MAT programs strongly preferred
• Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred
• All licenses and certifications must be obtained prior to start date

Work-Life Balance:

• Flexible four- or five-day workweek
• Limited remote schedule available
• Predictable outpatient behavioral health setting designed to support sustainable practice
• Supportive, collaborative team environment with integrated primary care and behavioral health resources
• Leadership role that allows you to mentor, guide program growth, and maintain meaningful direct patient care
• Mission-driven work in a setting that values professional growth, teamwork, and balance

Responsibilities:

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment planning
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications and monitor patient progress, side effects, and outcomes
• Provide patient education, brief therapeutic interventions, and coordinated care with primary care and community providers
• Serve as a clinical leader and psychopharmacology expert for behavioral health care teams
• Provide clinical and operational oversight of the SUD program, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, MAT requirements, and confidentiality standards, including 42 CFR Part 2
• Develop and implement clinical protocols, workflows, quality improvement initiatives, and performance standards
• Support clinical staff through mentorship, training, consultation, peer review, case consultation, and team meetings
• Partner with leadership on program development, access, patient flow, care coordination, and strategic growth

Why Providers Choose SCH:

• A meaningful leadership role with the opportunity to shape behavioral health, SUD, and MAT services
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Robust benefits including paid vacation, sick leave, CME leave and allotment, medical coverage, life and long-term disability insurance, retirement plan, and paid professional license and DEA fees
• Professional liability coverage under occurrence-based Federal Tort Claims Act
• Potential eligibility for Federal or State Loan Repayment programs
• Signing bonus, paid interview expenses, and relocation assistance
• Integrated, team-based care model with collaboration across behavioral health, primary care, pediatrics, internal medicine, OB/GYN, pharmacy, and dentistry
• Strong support from social workers, health educators, case/care managers, medical interpreters, outreach nurses, and other care team members
• Supportive leadership and professional growth opportunities in a mission-driven, patient-centered organization

Live and work in the beautiful northern Shenandoah Valley, with rolling hills, outdoor recreation, historic charm, local arts and culture, and convenient access to Washington, DC and Baltimore, both approximately 80 miles away.