Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Job Overview

Restore Psychiatry and Wellness is an outpatient mental health practice providing personalized, compassionate psychiatric care. Our services include psychiatric evaluations, medication management, ADHD assessment, and therapy. We serve patients with diverse backgrounds and needs.

We are seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who values clinical excellence, clear communication, and collaborative care to join our growing practice.

Position Summary

The PMHNP will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and ongoing treatment for patients in an outpatient setting. This role includes diagnostic assessment, medication management, patient education, and coordination with therapists and other healthcare professionals.

The ideal candidate is clinically thorough, organized, comfortable providing telehealth care, and committed to building strong therapeutic relationships. Patient populations will align with the provider’s certification, experience, and assigned clinical responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, including psychiatric, medical, family, substance use, and psychosocial histories.
• Assess symptoms, establish differential diagnoses, and develop individualized treatment plans using evidence-based practices and shared decision-making.
• Prescribe, manage, and monitor psychiatric medications within applicable practice and prescribing authority.
• Educate patients about treatment options, expected benefits, potential side effects, medication interactions, and follow-up needs.
• Order, review, and follow up on clinically appropriate laboratory studies and other diagnostic testing.
• Evaluate suicide risk, violence risk, substance use concerns, and changes in clinical stability; develop safety plans and coordinate escalation to a higher level of care when indicated.
• Provide supportive psychotherapy and behavioral interventions within the provider’s training and the scope of the appointment.
• Collaborate with therapists, primary care providers, specialists, and other members of the patient’s care team.
• Complete accurate, timely documentation that supports clinical decisions, treatment plans, and services billed.
• Review and respond to assigned patient messages, refill requests, test results, and clinical tasks within practice-established timeframes.
• Maintain appropriate follow-up intervals and support continuity of care.
• Partner with administrative and billing staff to resolve clinical documentation, scheduling, and care coordination needs.
• Follow practice policies for confidentiality, telehealth, prescribing, professional boundaries, and patient communication.
• Participate in clinical meetings, quality improvement activities, and relevant continuing education.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate degree from an accredited psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program.
• Current PMHNP-BC certification.
• Active, unrestricted California Nurse Practitioner license.
• Current prescribing credentials and DEA registration appropriate to assigned responsibilities.
• Strong psychiatric assessment, diagnostic reasoning, medication management, and risk assessment skills.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and telehealth platforms.
• Ability to manage clinical responsibilities reliably while maintaining timely documentation and follow-up.
• Professional communication skills and a compassionate, culturally responsive approach to patient care.
• Ability to complete applicable payer credentialing and enrollment requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous outpatient psychiatric practice experience.
• Experience treating ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and trauma-related conditions.
• Experience caring for adolescents, if included in the assigned patient population.
• Previous experience with Ketamine is a plus.

Performance Expectations

Success in this role includes safe and effective clinical care, timely documentation, reliable attendance, responsive follow-up, collaborative teamwork, and adherence to agreed scheduling and productivity expectations that support appropriate patient care.

Employment Type: Full time/Part-time

Compensation: $123,000-$159,000 per year

Location: This position will begin as 100% remote and transition to a hybrid schedule requiring at least two days per week onsite at our upcoming Redlands, CA office once it opens. Candidates must be able to commute to the Redlands office.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume to View email address on ziprecruiter.com