Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Location: Knoxville, TN (Onsite) | Type: Contract (up to 1 year) | Experience: 2+ years

About the Role

You'll provide comprehensive behavioral health evaluations for adults in a structured outpatient setting, with 45-minute appointments that give you actual time with each patient. No call responsibilities, and no high-volume productivity metrics hanging over your day.

Our client is a well-supported outpatient healthcare organization where providers work alongside interdisciplinary care teams. The patient population is adults navigating a wide range of psychiatric conditions, trauma histories, substance use concerns, and complex co-occurring presentations, so the clinical work has real depth.

If you've been worn down by 15-minute med checks and visit quotas, this role is built differently.

What You'll Do

• Conduct comprehensive 45-minute behavioral health evaluations with adult patients
• Assess and document a wide range of presentations, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety spectrum conditions, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia and psychotic spectrum disorders
• Work with patients managing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions
• Evaluate trauma-related presentations, adjustment disorders, and life-transition concerns
• Produce clear, thorough clinical documentation
• Practice independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary care team
• Set a schedule that works for you, anywhere from 1 day per week up to full time (32 to 40 hours weekly is the ideal)

Qualifications

• Active Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license with psychiatric or behavioral health experience
• 2+ years of experience with strong psychiatric assessment and clinical documentation skills
• Experience working with medically complex adult populations preferred
• Comfortable practicing independently within a multidisciplinary care setting
• Backgrounds that fit well include inpatient or outpatient behavioral health, addiction medicine or substance use treatment, community mental health, integrated behavioral health, geriatric psychiatry, and trauma-informed care

Why Join Us

This is a contract opportunity of up to one year with competitive compensation and excellent benefits available. You get flexibility in how much you work, depth of patient interaction, and a collaborative, well-supported outpatient environment.

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