Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

As a Nurse Practitioner   at Guidestar Eldercare, you will have the opportunity to address the suffering of an aging population afflicted with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurocognitive disorders in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Experience the autonomy of private practice, but with an assigned caseload, the collaboration of corporate clinical leadership, and the administrative support of our in-house scheduling, coding, and billing departments.

As part of a multidisciplinary team which works to actively promote patient safety, functionality, and dignity, your contributions to our behavior health-centered patient care will include:

Travel daily to assigned facilities from your home.

Provide initial evaluations, continuing therapy services, and cognitive testing.

Document the need and extent of services for each patient.

Create and maintain positive professional relationships with client facilities, patients, and their families.

Benefits of Working Here:

Industry leading salary

Uncapped income potential through productivity bonus

Commencement bonus

Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401K‘

Employee Only’ medical premiums are 100% company paid

Annual CME/CEU reimbursement up to $1,500

In-house CME-CEU credit offerings (ANCC accredited)

60-day new-hire training program

Four (4) weeks paid time off

Seven (7) paid holidays

State licensing reimbursement

Company provided medical malpractice insurance

Qualifications:

Proof of State licensure in Kentucky.

Pass pre-employment background check and drug screening.

Complete credentialing process.

All GuideStar employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu. GuideStar follows all applicable laws; contact  View email address on ziprecruiter.com for more information. 

WHAT MAKES US GREAT

GuideStar Eldercare is the national leader in neurobehavioral long-term care services, providing expert neuropsychiatric and dementia care services to nursing homes and memory care facilities. GuideStar Eldercare's mission is to enhance the quality of life for patients by easing their suffering while actively promoting their safety, functionality, and dignity.

We believe in bringing the highest level of clinical care to the long-term care population. GuideStar is led by CEO and Founder Dr. Steven L. Posar, alongside our clinical team of expert physicians, psychiatrists, gerontologists, neurologists, and psychologists, who work with our clinical staff to find the best possible outcomes for our shared patients. Our neurologically based model ensures proper diagnosis and treatment, which improves care outcomes for patients with dementia, neurocognitive impairments, and/or psychiatric conditions.

GuideStar is dedicated to rigorous clinical care protocols and exceptional documentation and communication, based on the most up-to-date research and practice. Our dedication is underscored by our own research and desire to educate the greater long-term care industry. Most recently, our research on antipsychotic reduction through neurologic protocols was published in JAMDA in September of 2023. Associations and publications our research has been featured in include: PALTC, McKnight’s, AAGP, OHCA, and AAIC.

GuideStar Eldercare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

GuideStar is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, GuideStar will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation s. If you need accommodation please contact us at View email address on ziprecruiter.com

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.