Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Recovery Center of Maryland, LLC (RCOMD) is seeking a compassionate, experienced, and highly motivated  Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our multidisciplinary clinical team serving adults in our residential substance use disorder treatment program.

The PMHNP will provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, medication management, and ongoing behavioral health care to individuals receiving residential treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. This position works collaboratively with nursing, medical, clinical, and residential staff to promote integrated, person-centered care and successful recovery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments.
• Assess and treat co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Develop individualized psychiatric treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Prescribe, monitor, and manage psychotropic medications within the scope of Maryland law and professional practice standards.
• Monitor medication effectiveness, side effects, adherence, and potential medication interactions.
• Provide ongoing psychiatric follow-up and medication-management visits.
• Evaluate clients experiencing changes in psychiatric status and recommend appropriate interventions or a higher level of care when indicated.
• Assess suicide, self-harm, violence, withdrawal, and other behavioral health risks and participate in crisis intervention and safety planning.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, counselors, therapists, case managers, peers, and other members of the treatment team.
• Participate in treatment planning, case consultation, and care coordination as appropriate.
• Provide client and family education regarding diagnoses, medications, symptoms, recovery, and treatment recommendations.
• Complete clinical documentation accurately and within established organizational and regulatory timeframes.
• Support medication reconciliation, continuity of care, discharge planning, and coordination with community psychiatric providers.
• Maintain compliance with organizational policies, Maryland regulatory requirements, HIPAA, and applicable federal and professional standards.
• Participate in quality improvement, utilization review, compliance, and clinical performance initiatives as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must possess:

• Current  Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse authority/licensure appropriate to practice in Maryland .
• Graduate degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Current national certification as a  Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) .
• Current prescriptive authority and ability to obtain/maintain required DEA registration, as applicable.
• Current professional liability coverage or eligibility for employer-sponsored coverage.
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, medication-management, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health treatment team.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• Experience treating adults with  substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric conditions .
• Experience in residential, inpatient, PHP, IOP, community behavioral health, or addiction-treatment settings.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed and recovery-oriented care.
• Familiarity with medications commonly utilized in addiction treatment and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
• Experience working with individuals with complex psychosocial, medical, and behavioral health needs.

What We Are Looking For

Recovery Center of Maryland is looking for a practitioner who understands that successful substance use treatment requires attention to the  whole person . The ideal candidate combines strong psychiatric clinical skills with compassion, accountability, sound clinical judgment, and respect for individuals at every stage of recovery.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team while maintaining appropriate clinical independence and professional boundaries.

About Recovery Center of Maryland

Recovery Center of Maryland, LLC provides structured residential substance use disorder treatment to adults in Baltimore. Our multidisciplinary approach integrates substance use treatment, behavioral health services, medical care, recovery support, case management, and discharge planning to help individuals achieve stability and build a sustainable foundation for long-term recovery.

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