Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

The PHP-Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive psychiatric care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management for individuals experiencing mental health conditions with or without co-occurring substance use disorders. The PMHNP will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based, compassionate and comprehensive care to participants referred and admitted to the WestBridge Partial Hospitalization Program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides admission triage and initial comprehensive evaluation.
• Provides comprehensive treatment plans including psychopharmacology for co-occurring disorders, evidence-based, and as appropriate.
• Provides on-going evaluation and medication management, including medications for substance use disorders (also known as MAT -Medication-Assisted Treatment) regimens according to their license and needs of participants.
• Monitors patient progress and adjust treatment plans as needed in collaboration with the integrated care team and the respective participant to the program, applying principles of shared decision making.
• Conducts medical and psychiatric assessments, including physical exams, medical and psychiatric history, course of illness, response to treatment, mental status examination, and diagnoses, and presents assessment results at team meetings and treatment planning meetings
• Collaborates in assessment of physical health and coordinating external medical interventions with WestBridge staff and community medical providers.
• Performs individual, group, and family supportive therapy, psychoeducation, wellness and CBT-based interventions per requirements of the PHP programming.
• Provide crisis assessment and safety planning of individuals. When all other options have been exhausted, crisis responsibilities may include securing involuntary hospitalization, in accordance with applicable state laws.
• Is familiar with, and provides insurance utilization reviews, peer-to-peer, prior authorizations and other insurance-related tasks needed.
• Is integral part of the multidisciplinary team and participates regularly to PHP team meetings and collaborates with the team on on-going evaluations and treatment plans.
• Is part of the larger WestBridge medical team and participates to organizational weekly medical meetings, provides cross-coverage as required, within the limits of the time allocated to the job and scope of practice
• Is a strong advocate and community representative for persons with mental illness and co-occurring disorders.
• Documents services provided in an appropriate manner using company-approved forms and systems as outlined in WestBridge's policy and procedure manual.
• Is part of the on-call rotation for after-hours telehealth evaluations.
• Provides and promotes quality service delivery consistent with organizational and program policies, procedures, and guidelines. 
• Performs all duties within the scope of licensure, training, and expertise.
• Perform other related duties as required.

To perform this position successfully, you must perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Ability to work successfully with persons with dual disorders and the following:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Master's or Doctoral degree in Nursing with specialization in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP-BC), a minimum of 3 years of experience with psychiatric care
• Current and unrestricted RN and APRN licensure in New Hampshire
• Demonstrated knowledge, clinical skills, and experience providing treatment to persons with severe and persistent mental illness and substance use disorders.
• Proficient in psychopharmacology, co-occurring disorder treatment, trauma-informed care, CBT-based therapy and motivational interviewing.

Our Excellent Benefits Include:

• Generous paid time-off which includes 3 weeks of vacation per year to start plus 5 sick days, 7 holidays, 1 personal day, and 1 volunteer day (pro-rated based on start date).
• Anthem medical insurance.
• Ameritas dental insurance.
• Delta vision insurance.
• For anyone eligible to participate in a Health Savings Account, WestBridge will contribute $116.67 per month for single coverage and $233.34 per month for family coverage.
• Basic Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability 100% covered by WestBridge.
• $50,000 of basic Life Insurance 100% covered by WestBridge.
• Employee Assistance Program with up to 3 free visits/consultations per year per qualified issue.
• An annual Staff Development fund in which WestBridge will pay up to $1,000 towards job-related continuing education costs, training programs, and professional conferences.
• One professional membership and one professional licensure per year paid fully by WestBridge.
• A Wellness Reimbursement of up to $200 your first year of employment for qualified personal wellness initiatives, including gym memberships, healthy meal kit delivery services, and more
• Empower 401(k) available for employee contribution 60 days after hire plus a 50% employer match after one year of service, toward up to 10% of the employee contribution.

WestBridge does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law