Southwest Network

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient

Southwest Network$90K — $110K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Board-certified or eligible PMHNP
  • Experienced in working with serious mental illness populations, preferably in community mental health
  • Psychologically-minded with skills in medication management and brief therapy integration
  • Ability to navigate complex patient needs
  • Collaborative team player

Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments and develop treatment plans
  • Manage ongoing psychopharmacologic care, including clozapine and long-acting injectables
  • Integrate brief therapy into patient care as needed
  • Consult on complex treatment-resistant cases with colleagues
  • Provide care for members on Court Ordered Treatment
  • Coordinate care transitions with primary care and pharmacy teams
  • Mentor and teach psychiatry residents during clinical rotations

Benefits

  • Mission-driven organization with strong community behavioral health roots
  • Collaborative team-based care without inpatient responsibilities
  • Limited on-call duties with very low volume
  • Manageable caseloads to prevent burnout
  • CME reimbursement and paid CME time opportunities
Full Job Description
The Role

You will provide direct psychiatric care to adults living with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia spectrum disorders, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and treatment-resistant conditions. You will work alongside psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs, on-site PCP, on-site pharmacist, nurses, case managers, and peer support specialists in a collaborative, team-based model.

How You'll Make an Impact
  • Comprehensive psychiatric assessments, diagnostic clarification, and treatment planning
  • Ongoing psychopharmacologic management, including clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics
  • Ability to integrate brief therapy during your visits as appropriate, to maximize clinical outcomes
  • Consultation with colleagues on complex or treatment-resistant cases
  • Providing psychiatric care for members on Court Ordered Treatment (COT) as part of your overall caseload
  • Coordination with primary care, pharmacy, and inpatient teams during care transitions
  • Opportunity to mentor and teach psychiatry residents during clinical rotations at our site

Why This Role Matters

Behind every diagnosis is a human being with a story, goals, and the capacity for change. Our members often face significant barriers, including serious mental illness, medical challenges, housing instability, isolation, and fragmented care. They also bring resilience, strengths, and possibilities. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who thrives here understands that great care is built one relationship at a time. Your clinical decisions, curiosity, and consistency can help someone regain stability and reconnect with what matters to them. This can lead to meaningful steps toward the life they want to build.

What We Offer
  • A mission-driven organization with deep roots in community behavioral health since 1998
  • A collaborative, team-based care model where psychiatrists are supported, not siloed
  • Outpatient only; no inpatient coverage
  • A call schedule that respects your time: on-call coverage limited to several weeks per year, covering critical lab results only (no patient-facing or hospital-facing calls); call volume is very low
  • Manageable caseloads designed to prevent burnout and allow you to practice the way you trained to

Who You Are
  • Board-certified or eligible PMHNP
  • Experienced in working with SMI populations, ideally in community mental health or comparable settings
  • Psychologically-minded: skilled at both medication management and integrating brief therapy when appropriate, to care for the whole person
  • Comfortable navigating complexity and energized by the opportunity to make a difference in community mental health
  • A team player who values collaboration

Education and Licensure Requirements
  • Active Arizona PMHNP license
  • Valid DEA certification
  • Minimum one (1) year experience in community psychiatry or comparable setting preferred
  • Must maintain current CPR, First Aid, and Therapeutic Options (de-escalation/workplace safety) certifications, offered through Southwest Network
  • Valid Arizona driver's license and vehicle insurance
  • Must be at least 21 years of age

Compensation and Benefits
  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Health Savings and Flex Spending account options
  • Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time (10 paid holidays per year)
  • CME reimbursement and paid CME time
  • Retirement plan (403b) with company match
  • Hinge Health (musculoskeletal care)
  • Virta (diabetes management program)
  • Disability insurance
  • Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Discounts

When you consider the total compensation package, the support, and the impact you'll have, this may be the opportunity you've been looking for.

About Southwest Network

Southwest Network is a healthcare organization that provides behavioral health services to individuals and families in Arizona. The organization was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Southwest Network provides a wide range of services, including crisis intervention, outpatient therapy, medication management, and case management. The organization has a strong commitment to quality and has won numerous awards for its work in this area. Southwest Network is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of the people it serves.
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Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1999

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