Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner

Position Summary

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides psychiatric evaluation, crisis intervention, medication management, and safety planning for children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth (up to age 21) presenting in behavioral health crisis. Working under the clinical supervision of the Medical Director, the PMHNP functions with a high degree of clinical autonomy as part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to rapid assessment and crisis stabilization.

1. Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and mental status examinations.
2. Assess suicide risk, violence risk, and other acute safety concerns.
3. Diagnose psychiatric disorders and initiate evidence-based treatment.
4. Prescribe, adjust, and monitor psychiatric medications as clinically indicated.
5. Evaluate patients for involuntary psychiatric detention under California Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 5150 and 5585.
6. Develop crisis stabilization plans and individualized safety plans.
7. Collaborate with therapists, nurses, case managers, and other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team.
8. Consult with the Medical Director regarding complex clinical cases.
9. Complete timely, accurate, and legally compliant electronic documentation.

1. Master's or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
2. Current California Nurse Practitioner license.
3. Board Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC).
4. Current DEA registration and California Furnishing Number.
5. Experience in psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, crisis services, or behavioral health preferred.