Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric Mental Health

The Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, medication management, medical treatment, crisis intervention, and counseling to clients and their families.

This position plays a critical role in supporting each person's journey toward recovery from mental illness, physical illness, and substance use. The ideal candidate embraces a person-centered, recovery-oriented approach and works collaboratively with clients, families, and an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Our Recovery Model emphasizes hope, empowerment, self-determination, peer support, respect, empathy, individual strengths, and a holistic approach to wellness.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric diagnosis, medication management, and medical treatment based on clients' behavioral health needs.
• Conduct routine and emergency psychiatric evaluations and assessments.
• Provide crisis intervention and individual and family counseling when clinically appropriate.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team to develop and implement appropriate treatment strategies.
• Support continuity of care between Arundel Lodge and community-based providers and services.
• Participate in person-centered treatment planning and recovery-oriented interventions.
• Complete clinical documentation accurately and within required timeframes.
• Monitor and manage laboratory testing, medications, and other medical procedures relevant to clients' psychiatric care.
• Maintain compliance with agency policies, professional standards, applicable licensing requirements, and COMAR regulations.
• Maintain appropriate communication with clients, families, visitors, and coworkers.
• Participate in required meetings, training, and quality-of-care activities.
• Provide rotating after-hours cell phone coverage for approximately one week every 12-14 weeks.
• Follow all health, safety, confidentiality, and infection-control requirements.
• Perform other duties as needed to support program goals and client care.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing or related field appropriate to the role.
• Current Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/CRNP-PMH certification.
• Current and unrestricted applicable professional licensure and certifications required to practice in Maryland.
• Certification or qualifications as a Behavioral Health specialist.
• Current authorization/certification required for prescribing Buprenorphine.
• Board eligibility or board certification, as applicable.
• Experience working with the client populations for which the candidate is credentialed, including children, adolescents, adults, and/or older adults.
• Knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and evidence-based behavioral health treatment.
• Knowledge of individual, group, and family therapy principles.
• Competency in psychiatric medication management, medical treatment, laboratory testing, and related clinical procedures.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and clinical communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Demonstrated cultural competence and sensitivity when working with diverse and/or special-needs populations.
• Commitment to professional ethics, patient confidentiality, and recovery-oriented care.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Ability to meet agency requirements for background checks, drug testing, and TB testing.

$16,000 - $170,000 a year

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will:

• Treat every client with dignity, respect, empathy, and compassion.
• Use recovery-oriented and non-stigmatizing language and interventions.
• Recognize and build upon each client's strengths and goals.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical judgment and decision-making.
• Work effectively with limited direct supervision and manage competing priorities.
• Communicate essential information clearly with clients, families, and team members.
• Maintain strong computer and documentation skills.
• Demonstrate professionalism, reliability, punctuality, and accountability.
• Work respectfully with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Contribute positively to a collaborative clinical team.

Work Environment & Expectations

The Nurse Practitioner is expected to comply with Arundel Lodge policies and procedures, including requirements related to ethics, fraud prevention, conduct and abuse, employee/client relations, mandatory training, attendance, timekeeping, overtime, vehicle and equipment use, health and safety, and confidentiality.

The position requires the ability to work with frequent interruptions, maintain awareness of environmental stimuli, communicate professionally, and perform responsibilities independently while remaining connected to the clinical team.