Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Wellness resources

Danville, VA

Full-Time

Salary: $155,000-$175,000 annually

Desired Experience: 2-5 years

Bring Clinical Expertise to a Growing Behavioral Health Team

ReNew Life Recovery Services is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our growing integrated behavioral health and substance use treatment team in Danville, Virginia.

This role is ideal for a psychiatric provider who wants to work collaboratively, provide high-quality medication management, and play an important role in the development of expanding outpatient, IOP, PHP, and co-occurring mental health and substance use services.

The current Virginia average for PMHNP compensation is about $150,000 annually, so this range is intentionally positioned slightly above average to attract strong candidates.

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What You Will Do

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments
• Provide medication management and ongoing psychiatric follow-up
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications within scope of practice
• Monitor medication effectiveness, side effects, and treatment response
• Collaborate with therapists, substance use counselors, nurses, QMHPs, peer recovery specialists, and clinical leadership
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and case consultation
• Support individuals with mental health, substance use, and co-occurring conditions
• Provide consultation related to psychiatric symptoms, medication needs, and level-of-care concerns
• Assist with crisis evaluation and stabilization planning when clinically appropriate
• Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation
• Coordinate with outside medical and behavioral health providers when needed
• Support continuity of care and safe transitions between levels of treatment
• Maintain compliance with applicable Virginia licensing, prescribing, DBHDS, DMAS, DEA, and CARF requirements

What We Are Looking For

• Current Virginia APRN license appropriate for psychiatric practice
• Current Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification
• Current prescribing authority appropriate to the position
• Current DEA registration or ability to obtain one
• Graduate degree from an accredited nurse practitioner program
• 2-5 years of psychiatric or behavioral health experience preferred
• Experience conducting psychiatric evaluations and medication-management visits
• Strong clinical judgment and documentation skills
• Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills

We Would Especially Like to Meet You If You Have

• Experience treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
• Addiction psychiatry or medication-assisted treatment experience
• IOP and/or PHP experience
• Adult and adolescent psychiatric experience
• Virginia DBHDS program experience
• Virginia Medicaid or DMAS experience
• Experience working in an integrated behavioral health setting
• Telepsychiatry experience
• CARF-accredited program experience

Compensation

$155,000-$175,000 annually

Compensation will be based on experience, credentials, prescribing background, behavioral health and substance use experience, and overall qualifications.

For reference, recent Virginia PMHNP compensation data are averaging roughly $150,000 annually, with substantial variation based on location, experience, and practice setting.

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Why Join ReNew Life Recovery Services?

At ReNew, you will be joining more than a prescribing practice.

You will become part of a multidisciplinary team working to expand access to integrated psychiatric, behavioral health, and substance use services in the Danville community.

You will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with clinical leadership while helping shape the psychiatric component of a growing continuum of care.

If you are a Virginia-licensed PMHNP looking for an opportunity where your expertise can have a meaningful impact, we would like to hear from you.

ReNew Life Recovery Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.