Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Eddins Counseling Group (ECG) in Central Houston, TX is an established, outpatient group practice in Houston Heights and Montrose neighborhoods. Join us in our mission to provide caring and quality mental health services in our community. We see the work we do as a calling and continuously strive to learn, grow and develop as therapists and humans. We have a supportive team making a difference in the community we serve. Care and compassion are our core values, which shows in every aspect of the work we do. Eddins Counseling Group is an LGBTQ+ and anti-racist affirming practice. We offer counseling services for children, teens, adults, couples, and families. We are looking for growth-oriented professionals who are looking to make a difference in health care.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in the state of Texas with daytime, evening and/or weekend availability. We are looking for someone comfortable working with a multi-disciplinary team. We are looking for someone with evaluation and management experience of new patients, requiring a comprehensive history, a comprehensive examination, and medical decision-making of high complexity.

Please send a resume along with a cover letter/interest statement regarding your experience and motivation for this position specifically. Include any relevant training courses completed and certification/licensure.

Key Responsibilities

• Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner currently licensed without restrictions in the state of Texas
• Evaluation and management of new patients, requiring: a comprehensive history; a comprehensive examination; and medical decision-making of high complexity
• Evaluation and management of established patients, requiring: a comprehensive history; a comprehensive examination; medical decision-making of high complexity
• Weigh the risks and benefits of initiating treatment with psychotherapeutic medications
• Conduct comprehensive multi-informant, multi-modal, multi-disciplinary assessments
• Conduct psychotherapy with teens and adolescents
• Routine monitoring for medication benefits and side-effects
• Provide comprehensive assessments, psychoeducation, and clearly defined treatment expectations for different diagnosis such as ADHD, Behavioral, Anxiety, Insomnia, Depressive or Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
• Consider co-morbid developmental language disorder, Specific Learning Disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Provide parent management/skills training or other behavioral interventions that can be used at home and/or school
• Medication assisted treatments for ADHD, Anxiety, Depressive and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
• Maintain an open line of communication with care providers, patients, and their family members in order to efficiently address treatment concerns

Qualifications

• PMHNP with a collaborating physician (Required)
• DEA Certification
• At least one year of experience with child and adolescent assessment
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strictly outpatient care with privately insured, private pay patients
• Strong interpersonal skills and empathy to build rapport with clients
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written (Assessments, documentation, collaboration with other professionals)
• Cultural competency and sensitivity to work effectively with clients from diverse backgrounds
• Ethical integrity and adherence to professional codes of conduct and legal regulations governing mental health
• Desire to develop a career with ECG

Transition Period At Eddins Counseling Group, we recognize that transitioning into a new professional role takes time and support. This period is designed to help you adjust to our systems and processes, become familiar with our practice's standards, and build your client caseload in alignment with your availability and professional goals in a private practice setting.

EEO Statement: Eddin's Counseling Group is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status or other protected class based on local, state or national regulations.

Interested applicants, please submit a resume and cover letter, and 3 clinical references with Full Name, Company, Email Address, and Phone Number.

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**Unfortunately we are not able to employ former clients for admin or clinical positions